There are long delays at the Port of Calais after an 'explosive device' was discovered in a car

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Emergency services rushed to the scene after a “suspicious vehicle” was stopped at a passport control booth on the French side of the border, Lille-based newspaper La Voix du Nord reports.

A source told French radio network France Info the driver of the car had threatened to blow himself up along with his vehicle.

Explosives experts were dispatched to the scene and a security cordon put in place shortly after 1pm local time (noon BST).

Witnesses reported hearing an explosion at around 2.30pm local time (1.30pm BST) as the suspect device was destroyed in a controlled blast.