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Brit Thrown off Eurostar by Armed French Police for Wearing “Wrong Type of Mask”

by Michael Curzon
8 October 2021 11:43 AM

A British man travelling back to England from France on Eurostar on Thursday was surrounded by armed French police and left stranded in Lille after being reported by the service’s manager for wearing the “wrong type of mask”. MailOnline has the story.

Eurostar requires all passengers to wear a mask onboard but a spokesman today said that there were no rules specifying what kind of masks must be worn. 

Other passengers on the service said that the female manager of the train took a dislike to the man after an exchange of words, and ordered the service to stop so he could be arrested.   

“I’ve done nothing wrong and respect all Coronavirus rules – this is absolutely outrageous,” he said, as he was led away in front of other stunned passengers on Thursday afternoon. …

Other passengers then complained about the unscheduled, unannounced stop in Lille that caused a 15 minutes delay.

“Why is Eurostar stopping its trains, and delaying hundreds of passengers, because of a petty dispute over one man’s mask?” said one.

The female Eurostar manager, who remained on the train after the man was taken into custody, confirmed she had reported him for wearing the “wrong type of mask” for preventing the spread of Coronavirus. …

Within minutes of departure [from Paris] the Eurostar manager was involved in a heated argument with the man.

She accused him of not complying with health and safety regulations, and said the black mask he was wearing was not appropriate.

All Eurostar passengers are expected to wear masks at all times, except for when they are eating or drinking.

There was a buffet on the train, and many of the passengers in Coach 13 – where the man was sitting alone by a window in a two-seat row – had removed their masks completely as they had sandwiches and drinks with them.

Despite this, the manager berated the man, and then used a radio to summon another member of staff. …

The businessman… replaced his black mask with a standard blue one provided by another passenger. He apologised, and appeared to have escaped any further action.

But when the train got to Lille it made an unscheduled stop, and three armed officers boarded, while the others waiting on the platform. …

[Another passenger said:] “The Eurostar woman was telling the police what to do, and insisting that the poor guy should be removed, like he was some kind of criminal.

“He was actually being very reasonable, and not swearing or acting in any kind of disruptive way at all – everybody else was on his side, but he was marched off and we didn’t see him again.”

Worth reading in full.

Tags: EurostarFace MasksFrancePolice

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Monro
Monro
1 year ago

The world record for the most people on one moving motorcycle is 56 and was achieved by the Indian Army Corps of Signals.

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Dinger64
Dinger64
1 year ago
Reply to  Monro

I thought it was 60, by the London Met police to escape from Palistinian protesters!

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Matt Dalby
Matt Dalby
1 year ago
Reply to  Monro

That has to win a prize for the most useless fact anyone knows.
Who on earth down ticked that comment, are they saying you’re wrong?

Last edited 1 year ago by Matt Dalby
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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago

https://thenewconservative.co.uk/the-new-conservative-party/

Well if Frank Haviland had any say in the matter we might be able to pull this country round.

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10navigator
10navigator
1 year ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

Great article (‘Chief wet-wipe Sir Mark Rowley’) Very much in the style of Rod Liddle.

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago
Reply to  10navigator

Yes, that certainly brought a smile.

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RW
RW
1 year ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

Thanks for the link. Entertaining read.

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago
Reply to  RW

👍

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JXB
JXB
1 year ago

“American Bully dogs: some demanding they all be shot and others asking that the owners are not stigmatised.”

Perhaps that should be the other way round… he mused.

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RW
RW
1 year ago

Open display of prejudice against people with ginger hair is actually quite common. That said, I’m much in favour of increasing the number of police officers on a motorbike to at least four, preferably six. That ought to keep them busy with themselves instead of pointlessly messing with other people’s affairs and as they don’t care for most everyday crimes, anyway, this can only be a good thing. The sight would also be much more entertaining than two of them in a car.

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JohnK
JohnK
1 year ago

None, ‘cos we’re not allowed to call them “policemen” any more?! Or am I listening to other sources of information too much? I think the latest linguistic scam is to use terms like “police”, or maybe “policepersons” or whatever!

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Hoppy Uniatz
Hoppy Uniatz
1 year ago

My favourite Parliamentary petition was, and remains, “Reclassify Cheese as a vegetable.”

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