More than 50 migrants hurt in clashes at French port


  • World
  • Wednesday, 06 Aug 2014

A French riot police stands guard as migrants wait before a daily food distribution close to the city hall in Calais, northern France August 5, 2014. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

LILLE France (Reuters) - More than 50 people were injured, one seriously, on Tuesday when clashes broke out among African migrants gathered at France's northern port of Calais trying to reach Britain, authorities said.

Police intervened to separate hundreds of migrants who had renewed a fight that broke out on Monday between Eritreans and Sudanese during the distribution of an evening meal.

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