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| Eurotunnel services resume after mass break-in | |
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| Eurotunnel services for passengers and freight are resuming after more than 100 migrants broke into its Calais terminal overnight, the company said. | |
| It said its trains, which run between Folkestone and Calais, would "resume gradually" but delays were expected. | |
| Trains stopped from 23:30 BST on Friday after staff were shoved and stones were thrown as an organised group of 200 migrants tried to enter the terminal. | |
| Meanwhile, Eurostar passenger services are running as normal. | |
| Eurostar advised passengers travelling from St Pancras, Ashford and Ebbsfleet should check in as normal. | |
| Service suspended | Service suspended |
| A large group of migrants "arrived together an in a well-organised manner and broke through the fences" at about 23:30 BST on Friday, a Eurotunnel spokesperson said. | |
| Of the group of about 200, 100 successfully broke into the terminal and some managed to get into the tunnel itself. | |
| One Eurotunnel employee and two police officers were injured. | |
| Services were suspended for safety reasons while French police and British authorities removed people from the area. | |
| It would take time to return to a full train schedule, Eurotunnel said on Twitter. It said passengers cannot use their tickets on ferries during the disruption. | It would take time to return to a full train schedule, Eurotunnel said on Twitter. It said passengers cannot use their tickets on ferries during the disruption. |
| A man died on Wednesday near the tunnel entrance in Calais - the 13th migrant to die trying to reach the UK since late June and the fourth to have died in September. | A man died on Wednesday near the tunnel entrance in Calais - the 13th migrant to die trying to reach the UK since late June and the fourth to have died in September. |
| He was the fourth person to have died in similar circumstances in September. | He was the fourth person to have died in similar circumstances in September. |
| The situation in Calais is part of a wider migrant crisis across Europe, with huge numbers of people heading north from the Mediterranean. | The situation in Calais is part of a wider migrant crisis across Europe, with huge numbers of people heading north from the Mediterranean. |
| In August, Eurotunnel said the number of attempts by migrants trying to get into its terminal near Calais had fallen to about 150 a night, down from a high of 2,000 in the previous month. | In August, Eurotunnel said the number of attempts by migrants trying to get into its terminal near Calais had fallen to about 150 a night, down from a high of 2,000 in the previous month. |
| Extra security, including fencing, paid for by the UK, has been put in place, aimed at making it harder for migrants to get onto the platforms and trains. | Extra security, including fencing, paid for by the UK, has been put in place, aimed at making it harder for migrants to get onto the platforms and trains. |
| Have you been affected by the issues raised in this story? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. | Have you been affected by the issues raised in this story? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. |
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