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| Harwich shipping container: 68 people found crammed into box at port | Harwich shipping container: 68 people found crammed into box at port |
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| Sixty-eight people have been found crammed into a shipping container in the port of Harwich, medical responders have said. | Sixty-eight people have been found crammed into a shipping container in the port of Harwich, medical responders have said. |
| Seven people were taken to hospital and 61 others assessed by paramedics working for the East of England Ambulance Service. | Seven people were taken to hospital and 61 others assessed by paramedics working for the East of England Ambulance Service. |
| The service says it received a call at around 10pm last night about people locked in the container at Harwich International Port. | The service says it received a call at around 10pm last night about people locked in the container at Harwich International Port. |
| The seven people requiring intensive medical treatment were removed to Colchester General Hospital in Essex, while the remaining people were handed over to border officials. | The seven people requiring intensive medical treatment were removed to Colchester General Hospital in Essex, while the remaining people were handed over to border officials. |
| A spokesperson told the PA news agency: “The patients who were taken to hospital were suffering from abdominal and chest pains and were feeling faint. | A spokesperson told the PA news agency: “The patients who were taken to hospital were suffering from abdominal and chest pains and were feeling faint. |
| “None are in a life-threatening or serious condition. | “None are in a life-threatening or serious condition. |
| “The remaining 61 were released to the UK Border Agency officials.” | “The remaining 61 were released to the UK Border Agency officials.” |
| Two of the container's passengers were pregnant women and none were in a serious or life threatening condition, the spokesperson added. | |
| Last August two people were charged of the death of a Sikh refugee from Afghanistan found in a shipping container at Tilbury docks, also in Essex. | Last August two people were charged of the death of a Sikh refugee from Afghanistan found in a shipping container at Tilbury docks, also in Essex. |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |