Port of Calais hit by anti-migrants protest

Hundreds of extreme-right activists have demonstrated to “save” Calais from homeless migrants inundating the French port city in hopes of crossing the Channel to Britain.

Port of Calais hit by anti-migrants protest

Hundreds of extreme-right activists have demonstrated to “save” Calais from homeless migrants inundating the French port city in hopes of crossing the Channel to Britain.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, a few dozen far-left activists sought to disrupt the protest but were quickly stopped by police, who were out in large numbers amid rising tensions in Calais in recent weeks.

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