Toddler among 21 victims in pepper spray, robbery attack at London airport

Police arrested a -year-old man Sunday at a London airport following a robbery in which people including a -year-old child were pepper-sprayed and required health medication personnel noted The morning episode happened at Heathrow Airport s parking garage when a group of four men stole a woman s suitcase in an elevator and sprayed an irritant at her the Metropolitan Police revealed A woman was robbed of her suitcase by a group of four men who sprayed a substance considered to be pepper spray in her direction Commander Peter Stevens revealed in a announcement adding that passengers in the elevator and surrounding area were also affected Police reported the individuals then fled the elevator following the occurrence They appeared to be three young men dressed in all black with their heads covered The Associated Press AP released citing a witness 'TRAGEDY AVERTED' AT ATLANTA AIRPORT AS POLICE ARREST MAN WITH AR- ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO 'SHOOT IT UP'Video captured a swarm of officers rushing to the scene of the assault visibly carrying large firearms as they navigated the multi-story parking garage Executives reported the victim and the defendants knew each other and investigators are not treating the affair as a terrorism-related matter At this stage we believe the event involved a group of people known to each other with an argument escalating and resulting in a number of people being injured Stevens announced CONVICTED FELON FEDERALLY CHARGED AFTER THREATENING ATLANTA AIRPORT WHILE ARMED WITH AR- RIFLE We are not treating this development as terrorism he added I understand the society s concerns and would like to thank those in the area for their cooperation this morning Administrators revealed the -year-old is being held on suspicion of assault and that executives are searching for the other defendants who escaped Ambulance crews treated casualties at the scene and transported five to the hospital Their injuries are not inferred to be life-threatening according to the personnel The event led to hours of advance delays for passengers arriving at and departing from the airport the AP announced but operations have since returned to normal according to the airport in a post on X Fox News Digital reached out to the Metropolitan Police and Heathrow Airport for more information The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this analysis