Afghan asylum-seekers have set up a homeless camp at the site of a prominent Paris terror attack memorial in protest at the lack of migrant housing. The migrants have laid down mattresses and blankets at the busy Place de la Republique in Paris, where tens of thousands held a march of solidarity in the wake of the attacks.The location of a tribute to those killed on November 13, the area is now been covered in protest signs and debris from the migrants living in the area. Photographs from the scene show dozens of migrants lying in the concreted area on mattresses, pieces of cardboard, and blankets.
Next to one group of the Afghan asylum seekers is a sign stating 'borders kill', which sits nailed to a tree.
The Place de la Republique in Paris was the site of solidarity rallies in the wake of the attacks in November. Tens of thousands marched through the square, where a tribute, dedicated to those killed in the attacks, has now been erected
Dozens of Afghan migrants chose the site of the Paris attacks memorial to call attention to their lack of housing.