Thread: Migrant battles on the streets of Paris

Migrant battles on the streets of Paris: Riot police clash with Afghans and Eritreans as they clear up camps in French capital following Calais Jungle closure

Police in Paris have began smashing up an illegal camp set up by migrants close to the Eurostar terminal

Scuffles broke out as Afghans and Eritreans tried to save their possessions as riot police moved in the camp

Around 3,000 migrants arrived in the French capital following the demolition of the Jungle camp in Calais

Many are still intent on reaching the UK and refused to go resettlement centres after the Jungle closed

By PETER ALLEN IN PARIS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:36 GMT, 31 October 2016 | UPDATED: 13:58 GMT, 31 October 2016

Demolition workers supported by riot police today began smashing up an illegal camp full of UK-bound migrants in Paris.

There were scuffles as mainly Afghans and Eritreans tried to save their possessions during the raid, which started soon after 8am.

It followed thousands of migrants arriving in the French capital following the razing of the Calais Jungle refugee camp last week.


Demolition workers supported by riot police today began smashing up an illegal camp full of UK-bound migrants in Paris


There were scuffles as mainly Afghans and Eritreans tried to save their possessions during the raid, which started soon after 8am


One migrant was unable to hide his anger and was forced back by police as the makeshift camp in Paris was destroyed


An Afghan migrant begins shouting at riot police and clean up workers after the camp set up in Paris where he was living is destroyed


One of the male migrants held his face in his hands and rubbed his eyes after being pepper sprayed by police in Paris today


He then had to be helped by a friend as he was unable to see after being sprayed as police moved in to move the migrant camp


A man holds a poster stating 'No to migrants arrests' as French police asked migrants to remove their makeshift camp close to the Eurostar terminal in Paris

While some 5,000 Jungle residents agreed to be bused to resettlement centres around France, many others headed off independently, saying they still wanted to get to Britain.

Up to 3,000 set up tents on the pavements around the Stalingrad Metro station, which is close to the Gare du Nord Eurostar hub in the north of Paris.


Migrant battles on the streets of Paris: Riot police clash with Afghans and Eritreans as they clear up camps in French capital

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