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Eurotunnel service 'operating normally' after Calais clashes | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Eurotunnel says its services are operating normally after clashes between French police and migrants resulted in delays on Monday. | |
Road traffic was blocked as police fired tear gas to disperse between 200 to 300 migrants, French officials said. | |
Groups tried to board lorries caught up in queues at Calais caused by "reinforced border checks" and motorists returning from Euro 2016. | |
Further delays were caused by an "unplanned inspection" in the tunnel. | |
Officials said increased traffic was also caused by people returning from the Le Mans 24 Hours race. | |
Eurotunnel said services were operating to their normal schedule by Tuesday morning after the backlog was cleared. | Eurotunnel said services were operating to their normal schedule by Tuesday morning after the backlog was cleared. |
No-one was injured during the Calais clashes, according to police. | |
They said at least one person had been arrested for "throwing a projectile". | |
Earlier, Eurostar had been forced to reschedule trains from Paris and Brussels heading to London St Pancras because only one line was open in the tunnel. | |