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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" by hundreds of migrants at the terminal in Calais. | Eurotunnel services were suspended in both directions after an "intrusion" by hundreds of migrants at the terminal in Calais. |
| Channel Tunnel operators halted services between Folkestone and Coquelles in northern France after the terminal and platforms were stormed. | Channel Tunnel operators halted services between Folkestone and Coquelles in northern France after the terminal and platforms were stormed. |
| Some migrants used diversionary tactics to occupy police while others tried to cross the channel, Eurotunnel said. | Some migrants used diversionary tactics to occupy police while others tried to cross the channel, Eurotunnel said. |
| Services have resumed, but passengers are warned to expect delays. | Services have resumed, but passengers are warned to expect delays. |
| A spokesman for Eurotunnel said: "[The migrants] are coming in waves to occupy the police. Then another wave comes, then another, until there is no more police. One group is then able to get through. | A spokesman for Eurotunnel said: "[The migrants] are coming in waves to occupy the police. Then another wave comes, then another, until there is no more police. One group is then able to get through. |
| "Then we have to take over and sweep through the terminal and clear them all from the tracks and the platform." | "Then we have to take over and sweep through the terminal and clear them all from the tracks and the platform." |
| Earlier there were delays of up to 90 minutes for check-in and then two hours at the terminal at Folkestone. | Earlier there were delays of up to 90 minutes for check-in and then two hours at the terminal at Folkestone. |
| Thousands in 'Jungle' | Thousands in 'Jungle' |
| Eurotunnel is warning of ongoing delays at Folkestone, with trains operating "with some timetable disruption". | Eurotunnel is warning of ongoing delays at Folkestone, with trains operating "with some timetable disruption". |
| Passengers services from France are operating to schedule, the Eurotunnel website says. | Passengers services from France are operating to schedule, the Eurotunnel website says. |
| "We are currently unable to sell tickets to non-reserved customers," a spokesman said. | "We are currently unable to sell tickets to non-reserved customers," a spokesman said. |
| The number of people living in makeshift camps outside Calais, known as The Jungle, has now reached 6,000. | The number of people living in makeshift camps outside Calais, known as The Jungle, has now reached 6,000. |
| 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. |
| The Home Office said it had recently spent £7m on security measures at Coquelles and continued to work with the French authorities to monitor the situation. | The Home Office said it had recently spent £7m on security measures at Coquelles and continued to work with the French authorities to monitor the situation. |