A SECURITY scare that caused travel chaos at the Port of Dover has been declared safe - but three men remain under arrest after "prohibited weapons" were found in a car.

Thousands of passengers coming to the UK from France were affected by the alert, which lasted over seven hours causing chaos in surrounding roads.

The road traffic backlog was expected to take between six and 12 hours to clear and the 10 ferries that were waiting to sail into the port would be allocated slots "as swiftly as possible", Dover Harbour Board said.

The alarm was raised at 7.21pm yesterday when Customs officers stopped a car and found what they considered to be a suspect device. An exclusion zone was set up and the port came to a standstill as a bomb disposal squad moved in to the Eastern Dock. Traffic built up outside the port, gridlocking the town centre before the all-clear was announced at 2.40am.

A Kent Police spokeswoman said: "A device was not found, but a number of prohibited weapons were discovered. Three men were arrested in connection with terrorism offences and are currently being held in custody at a police station in Kent. The port is now getting back to normal. Ferries are now allowed to dock and traffic is moving through the door."

At its height there were 14 ferries delayed by the alert, four inside the port and 10 in the channel between Calais and Dover, said Keith Southey, of Dover Harbour Board.

He warned passengers who were planning to travel from Dover this weekend to seek information before arriving.

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well dover is about an hour from were i live and it scary when something happens like this near your home. I will post my info when i get it.