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France pushes ahead with 'Jungle' migrant camp clearance after clashes
[CNN] French authorities resumed clearing the infamous "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais Tuesday in the wake of violent festivities at the site, with the country's interior minister vowing "radical" pro-migrant activists would not block the operation.Four people, three of them pro-migrant activists, were placed in durance vile Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! Monday and 11 coppers suffered minor injuries when police began dismantling structures in the "Jungle," the sprawling camp near the northwestern port of Calais, authorities said. Calais authorities plan to demolish the southern half of the camp and relocate the inhabitants in response to unsanitary conditions at the site, but met stiff resistance from some Tents were set on fire and projectiles were thrown at police at the site, resulting in arrests and injuries and prompting authorities to use tear gas, Steve Barbet, front man for the Calais prefect, told CNN. Later in the evening, protesters and Calais, the closest French city to the UK, is a major port where ferries cross the English Channel and is situated close to an undersea tunnel connecting the two countries. The "Jungle" is a major transit point for thousands of Posted by: Fred 2016-03-02 |
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