They stormed a peaceful vigil to commemorate the victims of the ISIS shootings on Friday night

A video has emerged of anti-immigration protesters being chased away from a vigil for the victims of the terror attacks in Paris.

The footage shows a group of men and women holding a banner in Lille, northern France, that reads "throw out Islamists".

But in the video, by newspaper La Voix du Nord, shows an angry crowd confronts them from the opposite direction and forces them to back away.

The group held a flag with: "Expulsions les Islamistes" written on it next to symbols of a boat and plane.

They were filmed chanting and waving their banner while setting off flares, calling for refugees to be expelled from the country.

French police at the scene stood between the group and the huge crowd of those paying their respects to the dead.

The crowd, who had gathered to light candles and lay flowers for the victims, can be seen becoming increasingly angry at the protestors.

Police are forced to back away as the huge number of people starts advancing on the group, shouting back at them.

Some punched their fists in the air defiantly as they shouted at the anti-migrant group.

Officers were forced to retreat when they failed to keep the crowd under control.

The demonstrating group quickly walked back over the street and were forced to stand on a wall as one angry man lashed out at them.

He can be seen being pushed away by police as he tries to hit one of the protestors.

The crowd continued to advance, whistling and cheering as the group were forced away from the area.

Some police try to push photographers and other people away as one picks up the offending banner.

Calais Action, a refugee charity, today blasted any links being made to the Paris attacker and other Syrians seeking refuge.

The charity called for the media to show "the real face of the refugees, their humanity and their humility."

A spokesperson said: "After the discovery of a Syrian passport at the scene in Paris, many people, politicians and reporters are already drawing links between refugees and terrorism,
ignoring the fact that the vast majority of refugees are peaceful, loving and compassionate – and – in fact – are often fleeing the same terror, and terror group, that attacked Paris.

"The disinformation campaign by the reactionaries around the world cannot be allowed to continue unchallenged.

"It is our duty as decent human beings to show the world the real face of the refugees, their humanity and their humility."

A candlelit vigil will be held at the Calais refugee camp this afternoon where Syrian refugees will pay their respects to the victims of IS.
Paris attacks: Anti-migrant protesters chased away by crowd holding vigil for victims of tragedy - Mirror Online