Masked protesters disrupt traffic at Britain’s busiest ferry port in Dover, UK
The National Highways agency said the protest blocked routes to the port and caused a 4-mile (6.4-kilometre) traffic jam on Saturday morning.
The Port of Dover said all traffic in and out of the port had been stopped because of an “ongoing public order incident” in the town. Kent Police said officers were at the scene and “engaging with protesters”. The Port of Dover said one road leading to the port had reopened by late morning. Chris Vinson, a Conservative Party local councillor, said the protest appeared to be “illegal migration-related”. The Port of Dover said it remained in contact with Kent Police as the public order incident continued.
Kent Police had not immediately provided further details about the nature of the protest. Groups of masked men blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port in Dover on Saturday in what officials said appeared to be an anti-immigration protest, disrupting traffic around the major cross-Channel hub.