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 therapeutic healing leaders revealed The morning event 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 assumed to be pepper spray in her direction Commander Peter Stevens explained in a comment adding that passengers in the elevator and surrounding area were also affected Police reported the defendants then fled the elevator following the matter They appeared to be three young men dressed in all black with their heads covered The Associated Press AP informed 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 Functionaries announced the victim and the individuals knew each other and investigators are not treating the development as a terrorism-related case At this stage we believe the circumstance involved a group of people known to each other with an argument escalating and resulting in a number of people being injured Stevens mentioned CONVICTED FELON FEDERALLY CHARGED AFTER THREATENING ATLANTA AIRPORT WHILE ARMED WITH AR- RIFLE We are not treating this circumstance as terrorism he added I understand the populace s concerns and would like to thank those in the area for their cooperation this morning Authorities announced the -year-old is being held on suspicion of assault and that executives are searching for the other individuals who escaped Ambulance crews treated casualties at the scene and transported five to the hospital Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening according to the executives The case led to hours of tour 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 account