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| Eurotunnel services hit after police clashes with Calais 'Jungle' migrants reported | |
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| Services through the Channel Tunnel were hit by delays after migrants clashed with police, according to reports. | |
| Road traffic was blocked after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of migrants from the Calais "Jungle" camp on Monday, the AFP news agency said. | |
| Several people had managed to board lorries and attempted to enter their trailers, it said. | Several people had managed to board lorries and attempted to enter their trailers, it said. |
| Passengers travelling from France to Britain had faced four-hour delays. | |
| Eurotunnel said services were operating to their normal schedule by Tuesday morning after the backlog was cleared. | |
| However, it warned freight drivers to expect delays in both directions. | |
| Queues at Calais had also been caused by "reinforced border checks", it said. | |
| No-one was injured during the clashes which involved 200-300 migrants, according to police. | No-one was injured during the clashes which involved 200-300 migrants, according to police. |
| They said at least one person had been arrested for "throwing a projectile". | |
| Earlier, Eurostar was forced to reschedule trains from Paris and Brussels heading to London St Pancras because only one line remained open in the tunnel. | Earlier, Eurostar was forced to reschedule trains from Paris and Brussels heading to London St Pancras because only one line remained open in the tunnel. |