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

Kent police say vehicle not public safety risk and incident not linked to search for escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife

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.