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               Refugees Storm Calais Port to Board British Ferry

   by VOA News

   Approximately 200 refugees stormed the northern French port of Calais
   on Saturday, with about 50 of them boarding the Spirit of Britain
   ferry.

   A spokeswoman for ferry operator P&O Ferries said the migrants were
   unable to get inside the vessel from an external deck because the staff
   had locked the doors.

   She said some of the refugees left the boat voluntarily and that the
   rest would be removed by police -- by force, if necessary.

   P&O Ferries said passengers could expect a delay of between 90 and 120
   minutes because of what it called a "security incident."

   Ferry company DFDS Seaways tweeted that the Calais port had been closed
   because of a "migrant invasion," adding that it would reopen "as soon
   as they are cleared."

   The incident followed a demonstration of about 2,000 people in Calais
   in support of migrants.

   Thousands of refugees fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle
   East have been living in tents in a vast slum near Calais dubbed "the
   Jungle" for the past 12 months.

   It is used as a stopover point before they try to cross the English
   Channel to Britain in the hope of a better life.

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