Calais migrants ‘ARMED AND DANGEROUS’ say police as a dozen are treated for gun wounds

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BRITAIN-BOUND migrants in Calais are becoming increasingly armed and dangerous, French police warned today, as more than a dozen were treated at local hospitals for gun wounds.

By NICK GUTTERIDGE

PUBLISHED: 11:27, Sat, Jun 4, 2016 | UPDATED: 13:27, Sat, Jun 4, 2016

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Police in France have said migrants are becoming increasingly dangerous

Officials said many have come from war-torn countries where firearms are “in free circulation”, adding that police are taking “more and more risks” every time they enter the lawless Jungle camp.

They issued the dire warning after a dozen migrants had to be treated for bullet wounds following a mass brawl between 200 Sudanese and African migrants, during which witnesses reported hearing repeated gunshots.

One official said: “Of course there are guns in the Jungle.”

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Of course there are guns in the Jungle

An official

The latest outburst of violence comes after Express.co.uk revealed how 20,000 migrants are massing on the coasts of Normandy ready to attempt the crossing of the Channel by boat.

Details of the mass brawl were reported by French newspaper Nord Littoral, which spoke to sources who witnessed the chaos unfold.

One group confirmed that they “saw a weapon” whilst another said they “heard gunshots” as hundreds of migrants fought in a mass brawl which is believed to have been over money.
Gilles Debove, from the SGP-FO Police union, said: “Yes, it is worrying, One suspects that there are guns in the Jungle.

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