France Four migrants in critical condition after Calais brawl Casualties were shot during fight involving Afghans and Eritreans Migrants carrying sticks march in the streets of Calais, northern France. Photograph: APFour teenage migrants were in critical condition after being shot and more than a dozen others were injured, some seriously, during clashes in the northern French port of Calais between Afghans and Africans, local authorities said. “Police intervened to protect the Afghan migrants faced with 150 to 200 Eritrean migrants,” the local prefecture said, adding that security reinforcements were being deployed in the area. Photograph: Johan Ben Azzouz/EPAIt was the worst violence in Calais since clashes on 1 July 2017 left 16 people wounded. Charities working with migrants in the area say around 800 are living in Calais, while local authorities put the numbers at 550-600.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2018 20:24 UTC