Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal has been evacuated after a “suspicious package” was discovered at the airport.
Sussex Police confirmed that they have overseen the evacuation and are now dealing with a “suspicious package”.
The evacuation comes as security across Europe is heightened on the back of last night’s terror attacks in Paris which killed at least 128 people.
Nicola Sturgeon will chair a meeting of the Scottish Government’s resilience committee later today in the wake of the attacks.
The First Minister described the incident as “unspeakably awful”.
France has declared a national state of emergency after gun and bomb attacks across the capital on Friday night.
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme, Ms Sturgeon said: “This is an unspeakably awful event.
“I think everybody waking up this morning will be deeply shocked and obviously our thoughts, our prayers, our solidarity are with the people of Paris and indeed the people of France today.
“France has had to bear more than what any country should be expected to over the course of this year so this is awful beyond words.
“On behalf of the Scottish Government and I am sure this will be the case for governments across the world, we stand ready to help in any way that we can.”