Thread: Hundreds of migrants closed Calais in a violent rampage

'F*** the UK': Hundreds of stone-throwing migrants force Calais to close as they try to BOARD ferries to Britain in violent rampage as police fire tear gas

Disturbances happened near the port of Calais yesterday afternoon

Hundreds of migrants threw stones and attempted to board lorries

Authorities were forced to seal off the port as police erected barriers

By CHARLIE MOORE FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 08:04 GMT, 21 June 2016 | UPDATED: 13:56 GMT, 21 June 2016

Hundreds of enraged migrants caused chaos in Calais as they tried to board ferries to the UK in a violent rampage.

Police had to use tear gas on the 300-strong mob yesterday as they threw stones and attempted to board lorries.

French authorities were forced to seal off the port as police erected barriers to contain the ferocious crowd which was shouting 'f*** the UK'.


Hundreds of migrants closed the port of Calais in a violent rampage as they tried to board ferries to the UK


Witnesses said that migrants blocked traffic on the way to the port so they could break into lorries in a
desperate bid to reach Britain


People caught up in the disturbance said cars were being 'stoned' by migrants as they sat in traffic unable
to move

Witnesses said that migrants blocked traffic on the way to the port so they could break into lorries in a desperate bid to reach Britain.

And people turned to social media to express their shock at the scenes. One England football fan caught up in the disturbance said cars were being 'stoned' by migrants as they sat in traffic unable to move.

Holidaymaker Ed Lowman shared a pictured of a lorry saying that he saw 'eight illegal immigrants' break into it and another twitter user said migrants were 'smashing cars up with rocks.'

Another complained about the snaking queues that went on for miles: 'UK Border control Calais-side has stopped, we are all sat here waiting for cars to start flowing through. No toilets or water.'

The disturbance started at 3pm yesterday as gangs of migrants from the nearby Jungle camp attacked the road between the camp and the port, according to local paper La Void du Nord.

The road finally reopened at 7pm but was littered with debris after the chaos. Several police officers were injured in the clashes and two militants from the No Borders anarchist group were reportedly arrested.





The disturbance started at 3pm yesterday as gangs of migrants from the nearby Jungle camp attacked the road
between the camp and the port, according to local paper La Void du Nord


French authorities were forced to seal off the port as police erected barriers to contain the ferocious crowd who
were shouting 'f*** the UK'


Police had to use tear gas on the 300-strong mob yesterday as they threw stones and attempted to board lorries


The road finally reopened at 7pm but was littered with debris after the chaos. Several police officers were
injured in the clashes


Calais police spokesman told TV channel France 3: 'Police personnel have been deployed in numbers and had
to use tear gas to evict migrants from the roadway'


UKIP's defence spokesman Mike Hookem immediately linked immigration to Britain's membership of the EU.
Pictured: A damaged fence

Calais police said: 'A group of around 300 migrants are involved in the disturbances.

'They are placing objects in the road and trying to get on trucks.'

A Calais police spokesman told TV channel France 3: 'Police personnel have been deployed in numbers and had to use tear gas to evict migrants from the roadway. At the same time controls have been strengthened all across the port of Calais.'

It is thought that the migrants, who normally try to sneak on to lorries by night, planned their attack to coincide with increased traffic due to the European Championships.

UKIP's defence spokesman Mike Hookem immediately linked immigration to Britain's membership of the EU.

He told the Express: 'Economic migrants congregating in Calais know that if Britain votes to leave the EU we can take control of our borders. That is why they are so desperate to get to the UK should we vote to save our country on Thursday.'

Holidaymakers also reported severe delays for P&O Ferries yesterday. The company tweeted: 'We understand there are delays on the motorway to Calais Port rest assured we will check you onto the next available ferry at no extra cost.'

A P&O spokesman told MailOnline that ferries were delayed for up to 30 minutes over the course of yesterday afternoon but today they are back on schedule.



Police swiftly arrived at the scene where they set up barriers and released tear gas


One motorist driving past the disturbance took a video on his way through showing the police operation

Hundreds of migrants closed Calais in a violent rampage | Daily Mail Online

Put these violent people on barges and send them ALL back!

Blame France for allowing camps at Calais and now in northern Paris. To see this havoc where the Calais port, to cross the channel to the white cliffs of Dover England, is sickening. Why entertain, allow the trespassing of these scum bags for one minute let alone years of dirty camps. They didn't like the romanian gypsies camping in their cars but now they have even worse and tolerate it - cause their muslim! Sold out to the saudis & their quest to spread islam to the west!

British Euro 2016 fans stuck in Calais after hundreds of migrants stormed lorry routes