Fire destroys French migrant camp after fight involving 150 refugees

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Hundreds of migrants have been evacuated after a huge blaze ravaged their camp in northern France.

 

The fire at the camp outside the port city of Dunkirk destroyed wooden shelters, and came hours after a clash involving up to 150 migrants, the prefecture of the region said.

 

Riot police moved into the camp to break up the trouble that one migrant said pitted Afghans against Kurds.

 

Five people were injured in the fight among 100 to 150 migrants, leaving three of them in hospital with knife wounds, the prefecture said.

 

Officials linked the fight with the fire that broke out hours later but stressed that an investigation is needed to determine its cause.

 

Firefighters worked to contain the flames lapping the night sky and devouring the fragile shelters of migrants who were evacuated to local gymnasiums. The prefect, the highest state official in the region, rushed to the scene.

 

“I lost all my documents,†said an Iraqi migrant who identified himself only as Albidani, standing outside the camp. “I just have only this paper that says I'm a refugee in France.â€

 

He said Kurds and Afghans had clashed before the fire erupted, but he did not know why.

 

“We are refugees here in France. We don't have any place... we don't know what to do. We lost everything,†Albidani said.

 

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-migrant-camp-fire-dunkirk-grande-synthe-fight-150-refugees-france-afghans-kurds-a7677666.html

 

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I came to Europe to find peace and I am going to make it into the same shithole that I once lived. I am going to burn the refugee shelter and those stupid French taxpayers will build it again.

[SGT]

cultural enrichment^TM

[Piclik]

They're bringing their conflict here. Send them back.

 

 

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[shaym]

honestly - I was a refugee many many ages ago too (during the bosnia war)- but I think that those who create trouble should get sent back to where they came from instantly.