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| Eurotunnel services suspended after 'intrusion' | Eurotunnel services suspended after 'intrusion' |
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| Eurotunnel services were suspended in both directions after an "intrusion" on the platforms at the terminal in Calais. | Eurotunnel services were suspended in both directions after an "intrusion" on the platforms at the terminal in Calais. |
| Passengers services may be affected for the rest of the day, Eurotunnel said. | Passengers services may be affected for the rest of the day, Eurotunnel said. |
| The company said freight traffic was queuing at junction 11a on the M20, with delays at the Folkestone terminal. | The company said freight traffic was queuing at junction 11a on the M20, with delays at the Folkestone terminal. |
| "We are currently unable to sell tickets to non-reserved customers," a Eurotunnel spokesman said. | "We are currently unable to sell tickets to non-reserved customers," a Eurotunnel spokesman said. |
| There are currently delays of 30 minutes at check-in and then waiting times of about one hour on the terminal, the company said. | |
| Passengers have been advised to check in on time for booked departures. | Passengers have been advised to check in on time for booked departures. |
| One person died overnight on October 15-16 after being hit by a freight train at the Channel Tunnel's Coquelles terminal. | One person died overnight on October 15-16 after being hit by a freight train at the Channel Tunnel's Coquelles terminal. |
| It followed the death on Thursday of a migrant, believed to be Syrian, who was hit by a car on a motorway close to the tunnel. | It followed the death on Thursday of a migrant, believed to be Syrian, who was hit by a car on a motorway close to the tunnel. |
| A total of 16 people have been killed in or near the tunnel trying to get to the UK since June. | A total of 16 people have been killed in or near the tunnel trying to get to the UK since June. |
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