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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. | 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. |
| The latest incident caused serious delays to Eurotunnel train services. | The latest incident caused serious delays to Eurotunnel train services. |
| 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 on Tuesday, French news agency AFP reported. |
| 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. | 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. |
| "All our security personnel, that is nearly 200 people, as well as police were called in." | "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. | 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. |
| "It is an almost nightly occurrence - we're trying to run a travel business here." | "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. | 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. | 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. |
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