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| Sudanese Channel Tunnel walker admits obstruction charge | Sudanese Channel Tunnel walker admits obstruction charge |
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| A Sudanese man found walking through the Channel Tunnel to Britain from France has pleaded guilty to an obstruction charge. | A Sudanese man found walking through the Channel Tunnel to Britain from France has pleaded guilty to an obstruction charge. |
| Abdul Rahman Haroun, 40, who was found inside the tunnel last August, appeared before Canterbury Crown Court. | Abdul Rahman Haroun, 40, who was found inside the tunnel last August, appeared before Canterbury Crown Court. |
| He was granted asylum in the UK after he was apprehended while walking near the end of the 31-mile (50km) tunnel. | |
| He was sentenced to nine months but walked free from court because of time already served. | |
| Haroun changed his plea to guilty before his trial got under way. | |
| During the hearing, the court heard Haroun's description of his walk through the tunnel. | |
| He described the speed of the trains passing through and said: "When I saw the trains coming I had to hold on to metal pieces on the wall of the tunnel." |