Channel Tunnel Terminal Shut for Hours as UK Bomb Squad Checks Vehicle Before Deeming It No Threat

Channel Tunnel Terminal Shut for Hours as UK Bomb Squad Checks Vehicle Before Deeming It No Threat
Kent Police officers question two men after finding them in the back of a lorry queuing to enter Dover port to board a ferry to mainland Europe in Dover, England, on Jan. 11, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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LONDON—A main route between England and France was shut for several hours Friday while British Army bomb-disposal experts examined a vehicle that was stopped by police near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel before deciding it posed no safety risk.

The Kent Police force said one man was arrested and later released pending further inquiries. It said the incident was not linked to the hunt for Daniel Abed Khalife, who escaped from a London prison on Wednesday while awaiting trial on terrorism charges.