CBS Evening News - 1994-03-13
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[0:03] A terrorist alert closes London's two
[0:05] major airports for several hours and
[0:08] Israel cracks down on two militant
[0:10] settler groups.
[0:13] This is the CBS Evening News
[0:20] and this is John Roberts reporting. Good
[0:22] evening. The two major airports that
[0:24] serve London, England were closed this
[0:26] afternoon because of a security alert.
[0:28] This followed yet another mortar attack
[0:30] on Heathrow airport this morning. Adam
[0:33] Rafield reports. While there's been
[0:34] little damage and no injuries, there has
[0:36] been one casualty. The peace of mind of
[0:39] the traveling public.
[0:42] IRA bomb threats closed down London's
[0:44] two main airports, Heathrow and Gatwick,
[0:46] tonight for several hours. Police
[0:48] reacted quickly to telephone warnings
[0:50] using recognized IRA code words. All
[0:53] flights in and out of both airports were
[0:55] suspended.
[0:58] Heathro airport had only been open for a
[1:00] few hours after a mortar attack earlier
[1:02] in the day. It was the third such attack
[1:05] in less than a week. As before, the
[1:07] mortars failed to explode and there were
[1:09] no casualties.
[1:11] They were fired from a field outside the
[1:14] airport perimeter. One shell hit the
[1:16] roof of a terminal used by international
[1:18] passengers. No damage, but inside there
[1:21] was chaos.
[1:22] >> This is an important announcement.
[1:25] Evacuation of the terminal is now taking
[1:28] place.
[1:30] >> Some flights were cancelled. One runway
[1:32] was closed. Passengers passing through
[1:34] the world's busiest airport were held up
[1:36] for hours. Other airport buildings
[1:39] received bomb threats and workers were
[1:41] evacuated.
[1:42] After an extensive search, the homemade
[1:45] mortar launch