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Deportee was on Heathrow taxiway, Home Office says

The footage shows staff chasing after the man across the tarmac

A man who was seen running across the Heathrow taxiway was a deportee, the Home Office has confirmed.

In footage recorded by Big Jet TV on Sunday, he was first spotted close to an Air Baltic plane.

A van then follows after him and he is caught by staff in hi-vis jackets. Moments later a police van arrives to take him away.

The Home Office would not say anymore on the individual's status or the flight details.

Heathrow contractor Mitie who helped to resolve the incident said: "An investigation into the incident is under way.

"The individual was quickly apprehended, reboarded the flight, and was handed over to the relevant authorities on landing."

A Heathrow Airport spokesperson has said there were no delays to flights and the incident was quickly resolved.

The Metropolitan Police said they "played a small role in helping to detain the man before normal operations resumed".

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