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| Eurotunnel delays after migrants board freight train | Eurotunnel delays after migrants board freight train |
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| Eurotunnel passengers have again faced delays after migrants got on to a freight train bound for the UK. | Eurotunnel passengers have again faced delays after migrants got on to a freight train bound for the UK. |
| The train was stopped in the Channel Tunnel at about 15:30 BST on Sunday and Eurotunnel later reported delays of more than three hours. | The train was stopped in the Channel Tunnel at about 15:30 BST on Sunday and Eurotunnel later reported delays of more than three hours. |
| Eurotunnel said the train was stopped and searched after an alert was raised. The migrants were taken into custody. | Eurotunnel said the train was stopped and searched after an alert was raised. The migrants were taken into custody. |
| It is the second time in three days a freight train has had to be stopped in the Channel Tunnel due to migrants. | It is the second time in three days a freight train has had to be stopped in the Channel Tunnel due to migrants. |
| 'Train sent back' | 'Train sent back' |
| The latest incident involved a national network rail freight train heading for Kent from the SNCF Reseau track in Frethun, France. | The latest incident involved a national network rail freight train heading for Kent from the SNCF Reseau track in Frethun, France. |
| Eurotunnel initially tweeted that its service was "operating with delays due to a National Freight train stopped in the tunnel". | |
| Almost three hours later it said: "Due to the stopped National Freight Train, there is a 3.5hr wait for our Passenger service from France; from the UK, a 1hr wait on site." | |
| Then at 19:00 BST it reported that the train had exited the Tunnel and work was under way to reform the timetable and reduce delays. | |
| 'Inconvenience caused' | |
| A Eurotunnel spokesman said: "The search was conducted by the Police aux Frontiers and security staff. | A Eurotunnel spokesman said: "The search was conducted by the Police aux Frontiers and security staff. |
| "The migrants found have been taken into custody by the French Police aux Frontieres in France, and the train sent back to the SNCF yard at Frethun. | "The migrants found have been taken into custody by the French Police aux Frontieres in France, and the train sent back to the SNCF yard at Frethun. |
| "We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this incident." | "We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this incident." |
| Eurotunnel said it was was working on restoring full service. | Eurotunnel said it was was working on restoring full service. |
| Last week the operator said extra security measures were making a "real difference" and the number of migrants trying to get into the Eurotunnel terminal near Calais had fallen to about 150 a night. | Last week the operator said extra security measures were making a "real difference" and the number of migrants trying to get into the Eurotunnel terminal near Calais had fallen to about 150 a night. |
| That number had peaked at 2,000 at the end of last month. | That number had peaked at 2,000 at the end of last month. |