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Eurotunnel freight suspended after intruders on French platforms

00:00, 20 October 2015

updated: 08:12, 20 October 2015

Lorries were forced to wait for hours on Eurotunnel after an "incident" on the French terminal.

Intruders are said to have got onto the French platforms, which left lorry drivers facing a two hour wait.

The Longport entrance at the Channel Tunnel. Picture: Google
The Longport entrance at the Channel Tunnel. Picture: Google

Meanwhile passengers were forced to wait for around an hour at Folkestone.

Services were back to normal by the evening.

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