Tag: Calais Jungle

May offers France €50,5 million for border control

British Prime Minister Theresa May on offered France €50,5 million to improve security at French border controls, part of measures to deepen cooperation that she hopes will foster fruitful Brexit talks. Today President @EmmanuelMacron joins Prime Minister Theresa May at the #UKFRSummit. The PM and President will discuss the strong and wide-ranging relationship between the UK…

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Migrant violence in Calais on rise again

An exchange of gunfire between groups of Afghan migrants left injured in the French port of Calais, officials said, blaming an apparent settling of scores between traffickers. Gunfight among migrants in French port of Calais wounds five https://t.co/WlRbNH9icP — Voice of Europe 🌍 (@V_of_Europe) November 25, 2017 The local prefect’s office told shots were fired…

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Calais Jungle brawls stopped by riot police

Riot police engaged to break up clashes among some a hundred of African migrants armed with sticks and rocks in the northern French city of Calais during the weekend, local police said, following similar brawls the night before. (Photo: illustration) 16 injured in mass brawl between African migrants in #Calais https://t.co/n9emxrQUBf pic.twitter.com/oSrKsyqBKe — RT (@RT_com) July 1, 2017…

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France: ethnic brawl sets camp on fire

Reportedly a huge fire broke out close to Calais jungle. A brawl, apparently between Afghans and Kurds in Grande-Synthe migrant camp (30 km from Calais Jungle), made at least three wounded. At 11 pm, more than half of the camp was devastated by a fire. Le camp de Grande-Synthe en flammes après une rixe entre migrants…

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