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Channel tunnel train grinds to a halt after migrant spotted on board Channel tunnel train grinds to a halt after migrant spotted on board
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A freight train passing through the channel tunnel was forced to stop after a person trying to reach the UK was spotted on one of the wagons.A freight train passing through the channel tunnel was forced to stop after a person trying to reach the UK was spotted on one of the wagons.
The stopping of the train resulted in long delays for the service, on both sides of the channel.The stopping of the train resulted in long delays for the service, on both sides of the channel.
Eurotunnel said that the train stopped near to the tunnel entrance on the Calais side, and added that several people were found after a search by police.Eurotunnel said that the train stopped near to the tunnel entrance on the Calais side, and added that several people were found after a search by police.
Eurotunnel did not specify how many people they found, and said they had been sent back to France.Eurotunnel did not specify how many people they found, and said they had been sent back to France.
A spokesman said: "A suspicion of migrants on a freight train led us to stop and search the train."A spokesman said: "A suspicion of migrants on a freight train led us to stop and search the train."
"We decided to stop it just at the entrance to the tunnel.""We decided to stop it just at the entrance to the tunnel."
Eurotunnel said they would try to get services back to normal after the unscheduled stop, but the BBC reported that travellers from Dover were faced with an hour-long wait before check-in and a three-hour wait after that.Eurotunnel said they would try to get services back to normal after the unscheduled stop, but the BBC reported that travellers from Dover were faced with an hour-long wait before check-in and a three-hour wait after that.
French gendarmes try to stop migrants on the Eurotunnel site in Coquelles near Calais
French gendarmes try to stop migrants on the Eurotunnel site in Coquelles near Calais
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A migrant climbs a security fence of a Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles near Calais
A migrant climbs a security fence of a Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles near Calais
French gendarmes block migrants along a road to prevent them access to train tracks which lead to the Channel Tunnel in Frethun, near Calais
Policemen try to prevent migrants from reaching the Channel Tunnel operated by Eurotunnel in Coquelles near Calais
A policeman faces migrants trying to reach the Channel Tunnel operated by Eurotunnel in Coquelles near Calais
A policeman tries to stop migrants on the Eurotunnel site in Coquelles near Calais
Migrants who managed to pass the police block on the Eurotunnel site climb over a fence to make their way towards the boarding docks in Coquelles near Calais
Migrants are seen near a Channel Tunnel train in Coquelles near Calais
Migrants trying to reach the Channel Tunnel run past policemen in Coquelles near Calaisa
Migrants step over the fence as they try to catch a train to reach England, in Calais
A migrant climbs a security fence of a Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles near Calais
Migrants warm themselves with a fire as they attempt to access the Channel Tunnel, in Calais
An Afghan flag flies above makeshift shelters at a site dubbed the "new jungle", where migrants trying to cross the Channel to reach Britain have camped out around the northern French port of Calais
Migrants build a makeshift shelter around the northern French port of Calais
Migrants build a makeshift shelter
Migrants walk in a makeshift camp in Calais
A driver climbs on his truck as he waits to cross the English channel, in Calais
Migrants walk along the roadside while a French policeman secures the area as lorries queue in Calais
The waiting time for lorry drivers was said to be around five hours.The waiting time for lorry drivers was said to be around five hours.
Eurostar services were delayed, a travellers in France were being turned away if they did not have reservations.Eurostar services were delayed, a travellers in France were being turned away if they did not have reservations.
On 6 August, a man was arrested by Kent police near the tunnel's exit in Folkestone, after having apparently walked the tunnel's entire 31 mile length from Calais.On 6 August, a man was arrested by Kent police near the tunnel's exit in Folkestone, after having apparently walked the tunnel's entire 31 mile length from Calais.