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Mass Brawl at Calais Migrant Camp Leaves 40 Injured

© AP PhotoSmoke rises from the huts and tents set on fire during clashes between migrants, at a makeshift camp, in Calais, France, Thursday, May 26, 2016
Smoke rises from the huts and tents set on fire during clashes between migrants, at a makeshift camp, in Calais, France, Thursday, May 26, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Clashes among some 200 migrants of Afghan and Sudanese took place at the Calais migrant camp in northern France, according to local media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Forty people were injured in a massive brawl that erupted at the Calais migrant camp in northern France, local media reported.

Pas-de-Calais prefect Fabienne Buccio said among those hurt the fight that erupted late Thursday were 33 migrants, five volunteers – including one woman who received a serious face injury – and two security officers, as cited by France Info.

French police officers proceed with operations during the eviction of migrants from a camp site in Calais, northern France, on September 21, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Clashes among some 200 migrants of Afghan and Sudanese origin flared inside the Jules Ferry camp around 5 p.m. local time (15:00GMT) and soon reached the scale where police had to intervene.

Fighting broke out as volunteers from "Active Life" charity started distributing food among the camp residents, the prefect said.

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