U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is warning his nation to brace for casualties from the attacks in Paris, but he has left the nation’s terror alert warning unchanged.
The British leader says the country “must be prepared for a number of British casualties” from the Paris atrocity. He condemned the “brutal and callous murderers.”
Cameron said Saturday that the terror threat level in the UK would remain at “severe,” — the second-highest level — but that authorities would review plans amid an “evolving” threat from Islamic state.
In a message of solidarity to the people of France he said: “Your values are our values, your pain is our pain, your fight is our fight.”
Man arrested at Gatwick airport
In a separate incident, British police say they’ve arrested a man and called in explosive specialists at Gatwick Airport amid heightened concerns following the terror attacks in Paris.
The North Terminal at Gatwick has been evacuated as police dealt with the incident Saturday.
Police say they were called at around 9.30 a.m. (GMT) after suspicious actions by the man, who had discarded an item.
Detective Superintendent Nick May says the matter is under investigation and it is too early to say what the item may be. But he says that “given the events in Paris on Friday evening, there is heightened awareness around any such incident and it is best that we treat the matter in all seriousness.”
Gatwick is Britain’s second busiest airport.
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