Democracy & Justice

Five Shot in Calais Migrant Clashes

After clashes between Afghans and Eritreans in Calais, France, at least five migrants have been shot. Four young Eritrean men were taken to a local hospital for surgery in critical condition, while a fifth was taken...

by LibertiesEU

After clashes between Afghans and Eritreans in Calais, France, at least five migrants have been shot. Four young Eritrean men were taken to a local hospital for surgery in critical condition, while a fifth was taken to the city of Lille for severity of his injuries. The local prosecutor's office said at least 13 more people were wounded due to blows from iron bars. Gérard Collomb, the French interior minister, visited Calais overnight and said the clashes had been extremely serious. The initial fight broke out on the city's southern outskirts, where migrants had been queuing for food handouts.

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