Dramatic moment armed police gas migrants at chaotic camp

2016-08-06 10:41:04 Written by  Charlie Bayliss Published in English Articles Read 2931 times

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FAINT: One of the migrants faints during the raid

The raid was part of an organised effort by French forces clamping down on migrants trying to reach Britain.

Cops armed with guns, batons and heavy-duty armour moved in to disperse the migrants – many of who are from Eritrea and Sudan, in Africa.

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CLAMP DOWN: A migrant is carried away by two coppers

The migrants struggled with officers to try and save their site – based in north Paris's Avenue de Flandre - with some fainting during the scuffle.

More than 50,000 people applied for asylum in France last year.

Thousands of refugees live in makeshift camps around the city – while more than 7,000 live in the Calais Jungle camp alone.

Migrants watch camp dismantled from bus

 

Natacha Bouchart, mayor of Calais, declared the camp would be "torn down" in the near future.

An Ethiopian man died when clashes flared up around the outside of the camp last month.

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STRUGGLE: One refugee is forcibly removed by police

The 37-year-old died after being knifed in the chest, a local government spokesman said.

Earlier this week, ain the French port town in desperate attempt to reach Britain.

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