Rail travelers between Britain and France have been warned of delays of up to three hours after a large group of migrants got on to tracks overnight in the French port city of Calais.
Eurotunnel said a “highly organised group of more than 100 migrants” broke into the tunnel terminal in Calais at about 22:30 GMT on Friday. All services were suspended overnight.
Eurostar passenger trains and vehicle ferry services resumed progressively Saturday.
The French police took control of the situation on site to prevent migrants crossing to the UK, according to Eurotunnel.
“Such a large group had no chance of reaching the U.K., so this was clearly an organized attack aimed at drawing media attention to the desperate situation of the migrants who are stuck in Calais”, Eurotunnel said in a statement.
Two police officers and four migrants suffered minor injuries, local authorities of the Pas-de-Calais region said.
Calais is a focal point for thousands of migrants who are trying to cross illegally from France into Britain.