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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kevin Rawlinson

Man detained after bomb squad called to vehicle at Folkestone Channel tunnel terminal

Cars at Channel tunnel in Folkestone.
The Channel tunnel at Folkestone. People booked to travel on Friday afternoon have been warned they face severe delays. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

An army bomb squad was called in and a man detained after police stopped a suspicious vehicle at the Channel tunnel terminal in Kent.

Traffic was said to be backing up after access to the tunnel in Folkestone was blocked and a cordon put in place to protect the public. The incident was not linked to the hunt for the escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife, Kent police said.

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