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A man has been detained after running towards planes on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport.
The individual, wearing something around his waist, was running away from four other men in the grounds of Heathrow’s Terminal 2.
The incident last for about one-and-a-half minutes before the man was apprehended.
He eventually stopped running after a van arrived with two people wearing high-visibility clothing.
He was then promptly detained and led away.
The entire incident was filmed, and a later cut shows him pinned to the ground and being put into the back of a police van.

The video, captured on the YouTube channel Big Jet TV.
In the background, a plane spotter could be heard saying: ‘What’s going on here? Why would there be people running across the [tarmac]?
‘What’s this all about? That is not right.
‘That geezer’s running from someone. They are chasing him.
‘What are you doing mate? Get on the floor son, give yourself up.’
A Heathrow spokesperson told Sky News: ‘Working with partners, we have quickly resolved an incident at the airport involving an individual who accessed the airfield taxiway.
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‘The individual has been removed from the airport. The airport continues to operate as normal and passengers are travelling as planned.’
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