Man Caught Running on Heathrow's Tarmac

Authorities are saying the latest security breach at Heathrow Airport is not terrorism related. But, the second security breach at the airport in a month should raise some serious questions about security at the world's busiest airport. Guardian

LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - A man sprinted onto a runway at London's Heathrow airport on Thursday, the day before Queen Elizabeth was due to open its giant new Terminal Five, the second major security breach in less than a month.

Police arrested the man and blew up his bag in a controlled explosion but found no bomb. A spokeswoman said police did not believe the incident was terrorism-related, although they were still not certain of the man's motive.

The world's busiest international airport has been the target of protests from environmentalists angered at both the opening of the new terminal and further plans to boost traffic with the addition of a third runway and a sixth terminal.
"I can confirm that at approximately 2:05 p.m. (1405 GMT) a man was seen airside at Heathrow airport on the northern runway. He's been arrested by police and he's currently in custody," a police spokesman said.

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"The important thing about the Heathrow incident is that the person was detained, that all the security precautions went quickly into action, that he's now being interviewed and that all possible steps were taken," Prime Minister Gordon Brown told reporters at a European summit in Brussels.

The important thing should be asking questions how security was breached twice in a month at the world's busiest airport.