Five migrants were shot during a giant brawl in Calais, leaving four fighting for their lives Friday in what the French government called an “unbearable” escalation of violence in a port that serves as a gateway to Britain. Four Eritreans, who were shot in the neck, chest, abdomen and spine, were in critical condition, they said. The violence comes two weeks after President Emmanuel Macron visited Calais with a message of zero tolerance on migrants setting up camps like the sprawling “Jungle” which was razed in 2016. Clashes between migrants are a frequent occurrence in Calais, where newcomers live scattered in the woods, emerging at night to try waylaying passing trucks. Macron has taken an unbending line towards those dubbed economic migrants because they are not fleeing war or persecution.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 02, 2018 17:03 UTC