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Post Top British horsewoman tells of her terror as horsebox was attacked by gang of armed migrants in Calais

By Arthur Martin In Calais For The Daily Mail

Published: 16:00 EST, 1 September 2016 | Updated: 16:00 EST, 1 September

A leading British horsewoman has described the terrifying moment when her horsebox was attacked by a gang of armed migrants in Calais.

Lucy Phillips, 26, of Solihull near Birmingham, was returning from a world championship equestrian event with her parents when their route to the ferry terminal was blocked by felled trees.

Up to 10 migrants then jumped out of the bushes on the roadside and threatened them with bats and tree branches.

Dressed head to toe in black, the young men started hitting the side of the horsebox and then smashed a passenger window.

When Miss Phillips jumped into the back of the truck to calm her horse down, she heard the migrants trying to get in through the side door.

The horsewoman, who represents Britain in equestrian vaulting, pulled the handle of the door towards her to stop the young men from getting inside.

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