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| Man thought to have walked entire Channel tunnel stopped by police at exit | Man thought to have walked entire Channel tunnel stopped by police at exit |
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| A suspected illegal immigrant is understood to have walked almost the entire length of the 50km (31 miles) Channel tunnel from France before being apprehended by Kent police close to the tunnel exit at Folkestone. | |
| The man, thought to be Sudanese, was detected inside the tunnel less than 1km from the Folkestone terminal at 6.13pm on Tuesday. | The man, thought to be Sudanese, was detected inside the tunnel less than 1km from the Folkestone terminal at 6.13pm on Tuesday. |
| Kent police said in a statement: “Kent police officers investigating an incident where a man was located in the Channel tunnel near to its exit at the Folkestone terminal at 6.13pm on 4 August have charged a man. | Kent police said in a statement: “Kent police officers investigating an incident where a man was located in the Channel tunnel near to its exit at the Folkestone terminal at 6.13pm on 4 August have charged a man. |
| “Abdul Rahman Haroun, 40, of no fixed abode, has been charged with causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage using the railway under the Malicious Damage Act 1861.” | “Abdul Rahman Haroun, 40, of no fixed abode, has been charged with causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage using the railway under the Malicious Damage Act 1861.” |
| He was due to appear at Medway magistrates court on Thursday. | He was due to appear at Medway magistrates court on Thursday. |
| Immigration enforcement officers from the Home Office are also investigating the incident in a separate inquiry. | Immigration enforcement officers from the Home Office are also investigating the incident in a separate inquiry. |