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Channel Tunnel: '2,000 migrants' tried to enter Channel Tunnel: '2,000 migrants' tried to enter
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Some 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel terminal in Calais on Monday night in an attempt to reach the UK, operator Eurotunnel has said.Some 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel terminal in Calais on Monday night in an attempt to reach the UK, operator Eurotunnel has said.
A number of people were injured, a spokesman for Eurotunnel said, without elaborating.
Eurotunnel is facing a daily struggle with migrants who attempt to smuggle themselves into Britain, sometimes with fatal consequences.Eurotunnel is facing a daily struggle with migrants who attempt to smuggle themselves into Britain, sometimes with fatal consequences.
"It was the biggest incursion effort in the past month-and-a-half," said a spokesman for Eurotunnel. The latest incident caused serious delays to Eurotunnel train services.
The incident caused serious delays to Eurotunnel train services on Tuesday. Passengers were held up for about an hour on the British side and 30 minutes on the French side on Tuesday, French news agency AFP reported.
Passengers were held up for about an hour on the British side and 30 minutes on the French side, French news agency AFP reports. A spokesman for Eurotunnel said the migrants were trying to enter the site "between midnight and 6am", adding: "It was the biggest incursion effort in the past month and a half.
The spokesman for Eurotunnel said the migrants were trying to enter the site "between midnight and 6am". "All our security personnel, that is nearly 200 people, as well as police were called in."
He added: "All our security personnel, that is nearly 200 people, as well as police were called in." Another Eurotunnel spokesman said: "There was some damage to our fences - which we'll have to repair - as they tried to board shuttles. Fortunately, there wasn't any damage to shuttles. Unfortunately, a number of people were injured.
Eight migrants have died this summer trying to enter the Channel Tunnel. "It is an almost nightly occurrence - we're trying to run a travel business here."
Eight migrants have died this summer trying to reach Britain through the Channel Tunnel.
There were delays to services last week when the body of a suspected migrant was found on the roof of a Eurotunnel train at the terminal in Folkestone, southern England.
AFP says an official count at the beginning of July found that about 3,000 migrants - mainly from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Afghanistan - were camping in Calais and trying to get across the Channel.AFP says an official count at the beginning of July found that about 3,000 migrants - mainly from Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Afghanistan - were camping in Calais and trying to get across the Channel.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve held talks in London on Tuesday with UK Home Secretary Theresa May on the migrant issue. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve held talks in London on Tuesday with UK Home Secretary Theresa May on the migrant issue.
Eurotunnel is seeking compensation from the British and French governments for disruption caused by illegal migrants.Eurotunnel is seeking compensation from the British and French governments for disruption caused by illegal migrants.