Watch: Paralympic flame's journey under the sea to France

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After being lit in Stoke Mandeville the Paralympic torch headed through the Channel Tunnel on its way to Paris.

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After being lit in Stoke Mandeville on Saturday the Paralympic torch headed through the Channel Tunnel on its way to Paris.

The torch relay saw 24 British athletes hand over the flame to their French counterparts halfway through the tunnel, before it began its tour of France though the streets of Calais.

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