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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 27 Mar 2014

    Hundreds of UK-bound Eurostar passengers delayed as a result of a lightning strike at Ashford in Kenthttp://bbc.in/1i0nmg0 

    4:08 PM - 27 Mar 2014
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    37 replies 189 retweets 81 likes
      1. Dickie‏ @DicksterW 27 Mar 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking So is that elemental, or unexpected industrial action? #abitclearerplease

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      1. Ben Sainter‏ @_BenSainter_ 27 Mar 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Hundreds of UK-bound Eurostar passengers delayed as a result of a lightning strike at Ashford in Kent" GO ASHFORD!!!! WOOHOO!

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      1. The Mole UK‏ @The_Mole_UK 27 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking SouthEastern doesn't need a lightening strike...

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      1. Oliver Maroney‏Verified account @OMaroneyNBA 28 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking I was stuck in that mess

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      1. Crazedstargazer‏ @crazedstargazer 28 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking if they say it was the wrong type of lightning I am going to lose it...

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      1. Alex‏ @cotts27 28 Mar 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Hundreds of UK-bound Eurostar passengers delayed as a result of a lightning strike at Ashford in Kent" lol

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      1. Asbestos Specialists‏ @UKASL 28 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Must have been the wrong kind of lightening.

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      1. Chas Pope‏ @chasbuduo 27 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking I bet @UkipWeather was behind this | UK-bound Eurostar delayed due to lightning strike in Kent http://bbc.in/1i0nmg0 

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      1. SCUM‏ @flowerpotman2 27 Mar 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking OPPOSITION TO TORY CHILD STARVATION POLICY PARTY KNOW IF THEY DON'T KNOW A ANSWER JUST2 SAY TORIES ARE LYING & THEY PROBABLY R

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      1. Turkish Giraffe‏ @turkishgiraffe 27 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking plenty of us stranded in London too after being turned back from Ashford

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      1. 10 $‏ @alberto198000 27 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Register now and win $10 daily without paying the one cent. http://payloog.com/?invit=115016 

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      1. sue reid‏ @preston_sue 27 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking As in an impromptu walkout or as in struck by lightening?

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      1. naqiusafaa [TL 40 X 2]‏ @NaqiuSafaa 27 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking pls don't make problems when I go back to Paris on Sunday

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      1. Alexandra Williams‏ @AWP_BANBURY 27 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @mollymwilliams yikes

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      1. Rob 2018‏ @Ospreys_44 27 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews im sure they tried to strike the Kent in Ashford

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      1. Gary Durham‏ @GD310568 27 Mar 2014
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        Gary Durham Retweeted BBC Breaking News

        @BBCBreaking does this mean something was hit by lightning or the train driver suddenly withdrew his labour?https://twitter.com/bbcbreaking/status/449322059404177408 …

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        BBC Breaking NewsVerified account @BBCBreaking
        Hundreds of UK-bound Eurostar passengers delayed as a result of a lightning strike at Ashford in Kent http://bbc.in/1i0nmg0 
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