‘Stop the boats’: Masked men block roads to Dover port in anti-immigration protest

Groups of masked men blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port in Dover on Saturday in what officials said appeared to be an anti-immigration protest, disrupting traffic around the major cross-Channel hub.The Port of Dover said all traffic in and out of the port had been stopped because of an “ongoing public order incident” in the town.Kent Police said officers were at the scene and “engaging with protesters”.Videos posted on social media showed several dozen men dressed in black, with their faces covered by scarves and balaclavas, standing across major roads near the port.One video showed demonstrators linking arms across a road while shouting “stop the boats”.Roads blocked, traffic disruptedThe National Highways agency said the protest blocked routes to the port and caused a 4-mile (6.4-kilometre) traffic jam on Saturday morning.