French Police Dismantle Calais Migrant Camp

World | September 22, 2009, Tuesday // 11:12
French Police Dismantle Calais Migrant Camp: French Police Dismantle Calais Migrant Camp Hundreds of police were evicting about 300 migrants still in the camp, known as "the jungle", although more than 1 000 migrants had already left. Photo by telegraph.co.uk

French police have moved in to dismantle a makeshift camp set up by migrants near the port of Calais.

Hundreds of police were evicting about 300 migrants still in the camp, known as "the jungle", although more than 1 000 migrants had already left, the BBC reported.

Rights protesters scuffled with police and some arrests were reported.

Refugee groups have urged Britain to take some of the asylum seekers but the UK said reports it could be forced to take migrants were wrong.

Rights activists initially formed a human chain as the operation began early on Tuesday but gave up when the police moved in.

 

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