Eurotunnel call for refugee camp to be closed

Eurotunnel is calling once more for a refugee camp near Calais to be closed.

Thu, 10 Jan, 2002 - 14:16

Eurotunnel is calling once more for a refugee camp near Calais to be closed.

The company is launching fresh legal action, saying Sangatte’s acting as a staging post for illegal immigrants and it is costing them a fortune.

The camp is run by the Red Cross and holds up to 1,800 asylum seekers.

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