Heathrow Airport had confirmed evacuation

A security alert that prompted a partial evacuation of London's Heathrow Airport has been resolved with no arrests, police said Thursday.

A small section of the departures area in Heathrow's Terminal 5 had been evacuated while police spoke to an individual and investigated an item at Europe's busiest airport.

The evacuation started at around 12:50 p.m. (1250 GMT). Heathrow Airport had confirmed the evacuation but a spokesman said flights were unaffected.