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Calais migrants try to ambush lorry driver with tree

Telegraph Video,12 AUGUST 2016 • 11:51AM

A British van driver told of the terrifying moment a mob of migrants wielding metal bars ambushed him in Calais by rolling a tree in front of his vehicle.

Glen Shadbolt, 39, managed to escape the trap by driving his 3.5 tonne Sprinter van over the obstacle only to see motorists stuck behind being mugged by the mob.

The terrifying incident on a dual carriageway in the French port was captured on his dash-cam on Monday evening as he was returning from Brussels.

The father-of-one from Knebworth, Herts, said: "They were there mugging people.

Calais migrants try to ambush lorry driver with tree - The Telegraph


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Jihadi terrorists could be hiding in Calais refugee camp ready to enter and attack Britain

21:24, 12 AUG 2016 UPDATED 21:24, 12 AUG 2016 BY CHRIS HUGHES

The notorious “Jungle” is impossible to police, French officers warn, making it a “national security black hole” where high-risk suspects cannot be traced

Police rarely go in to the heart of the Calais camp, say officers

French police fear growing numbers of jihadi terrorists could be hiding among the thousands of British-bound refugees in Calais.

Islamic extremists lurking among 7,000 migrants in the northern French port could be making daily attempts to sneak into the UK, officials said.

The squalid camp near the ferry port known as the Jungle had now become an ‘unpoliceable black whole’ where it was not safe for officers to venture, it was warned.

A senior police source told Le Figaro newspaper: “What is going on in the camp is truly worrying. Our officers rarely penetrate into the heart of the camp.

“It is impossible to know if a jihadi from say Belgium, for example, is hiding there. The area is not policeable and has become a national security black hole.”

Calais police union spokesman Denis Hurth added: “With the heightened terrorist risk in all of France’s towns and cities, we only have around 1,000 officers here to tackle the most gigantic public order threats here.”

READ MORE : Not enough police to cope with terror attack on UK regions, warn senior cops

And Pascal Brice, head of France’s Office for the Protection of Refugees, added: “Identifying high-risk individuals has now become an absolute priority for us. It is imperative we root them out.”

Today’s warning comes after French anti-terrorist police raided a hotel in Calais last November over fears a jihadi cell was using it as a base to sneak into Britain.

Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart has blamed Britain for the refugee crisis

Officials refused to confirm whether any arrests were made or if weapons and explosives had been seized, but local media reported that “heavy weapons” were found inside the hotel.

A police source added at the time: “There are always fears that terrorists are living among the thousands of illegal immigrants in Calais.”

There are currently an estimated 6,000 migrants living in a squalid shanty town near the Calais ferry port known as the jungle.

Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart has blamed Britain’s “black market economy” and “cushy benefits system” for thousands of migrants in her town.

She said last year: “Calais is a hostage to the British. The UK border should be moved from Calais to the English side of the Channel because we’re not here to do their jobs.”

Jihadi terrorists could be hiding in Calais refugee camp ready to enter and attack Britain

Terrifying moment a mob of migrants wielding metal bars ambush a British driver in Calais by rolling a TREE in front of his van - then mug motorists who were forced to stop

Glen Shadbolt was travelling through Calais when he was ambushed

Migrants rolled a tree in front of his van but he drove over the obstacle

But cars behind him were stopped and he says the drivers were mugged

He also described how migrants were trying to climb on to lorries to come to the UK

By JENNIFER NEWTON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:11 GMT, 12 August 2016 | UPDATED: 19:11 GMT, 13 August 2016

This is the terrifying moment a mob of Calais migrant wielding metal bars rolled a tree in front of a British driver's van in a bid to ambush him.

Glen Shadbolt, 39, managed to escape the trap by driving his 3.5 tonne Sprinter van over the obstacle only to see motorists stuck behind being him being forced to stop and mugged by the gang.

The horrifying incident on the dual carriageway at the French port was captured on his dashcam as he returned to the UK from a trip to Brussels on Monday.


British van driver Glen Shadbolt was driving through Calais on his way back to the UK when he was
ambushed by a mob of metal bar wielding migrants


On footage captured on his dashcam, one migrant can be seen walking into the road after pulling a
tree over the carriage in a bid to ambush him


However, Mr Shadbolt managed to escape by simply driving over the tree, forcing one of the migrants
to jump out of the way at the last second


Mr Shadbolt with his van outside his home in Knebworth. He described how the migrants were trying
to get into lorries

And today, the father-of-one from Knebworth in Hertfordshire, has described how the mob were mugging people and trying to get into lorries.

He explained: 'In order to do that they stop the cars which creates a traffic jams which gives them the chance to get onto the stationary lorries.

'It was really scary. I was quite tired at the time and it definitely woke me up.'

Mr Shadbolt then continued to the port where he discovered a short time later that he'd been fortunate to escape the attack unscathed.

He added: 'In that situation, you have just got to forget about the damage to the vehicle, they're insured, and think about yourself.


Mr Shadbolt had been driving his van on a trip back from Brussels with this family business AOG Support


Other cars who were unable to drive over the tree roadblock were mugged by the migrants with this
vehicle having its windscreen smashed


Another car that had been travelling behind Mr Shadbolt was also targeted and suffered damage

'I just looked away and ploughed straight through. I almost ended up hitting one of them, but he got out of the way just in time when he realised I wasn't stopping.

'I was just extremely lucky that I was the first one there and I was a in a big vehicle.

'If you went over it in a car you could do yourself some serious damage, even go off the road or flip over.

'The cars behind me all stopped. They got their windows smashed in and some people got mugged.'


The number of illegals caught sneaking into Britain in trucks, cars and trains has almost trebled in a year

Mr Shadbolt has been travelling to Europe for 17 years with his family business, AOG Support, which delivers aircraft parts.

However, the ongoing crisis means he is now considering changing his company policies to ensure there are two drivers on each job, for additional support.

'A lot of people won't go there anymore,' he said. It's only a matter of time before they start throwing stuff off motorway bridges.

'They will have to get some more police around because there's no police out there, and they have to get some control.'


It is believed that more than 7,000 migrants live in Calais at the refugee camp dubbed the Jungle,
pictured, as they try to make their way to the UK

Meanwhile, Irshaad Dar, 46, from Walthamstow, East London, said a group of 30 to 40 migrants ambushed his car as they drove back from their holiday, a mile from the port in Calais.

'The road was full of tree branches, we couldn't move,' he told TheSun.

'All of a sudden about 30 to 40 men came out from the side of the road and began attacking our cars.

'Windows were being smashed, glass was flying everywhere and we thought we were going to die. It was terrifying.'


Authorities have used £63million of British money to build razor-wire fences in an attempt to stop
migrants jumping on to lorries near the port

It is believed that more than 7,000 migrants live in Calais at the refugee camp dubbed the Jungle as they try to make their way to the UK.

Britain's vote to leave the EU has made some migrants more determined to cross the Channel before any changes to the current border controls.

Authorities have used £63million of British money to build razor-wire fences in an attempt to stop migrants jumping on to lorries near the port.

However, many are still making it across the Channel. Last month the Mail told how the number of illegals caught sneaking into Britain in trucks, cars and trains has almost trebled in a year.

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