Two Charged In Connection With Heathrow Alleged Pepper Spray Incident

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This event caused the partial closure of the Central Terminal Area tunnel and the multi-storey parking facility.

Two men have been charged following a suitcase robbery where a substance thought to be capsaicin spray resulted in harm at London's Heathrow Airport.

Tyrone Richards, 31, and Anton Clarke-Butcher, 24, have both been charged with two robbery charges and charges for administering a noxious substance, authorities have stated.

The charges follow an probe of an attack at the multi-storey car park at Heathrow's Terminal Three on Sunday. Earlier that day, two women were robbed of their luggage stolen after exiting a car park lift, police said.

A young child was among those injured during the incident. Five people were taken to a medical facility and were eventually allowed to go home.

The incident – which authorities stated was a standalone event and deemed non-terroristic – caused train delays and the partial closure of the main airport road tunnel and the Terminal 3 car park for a short time.

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