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Police start evacuating Paris migrant camp on heels of Calais closure

Police moved in around 0500 GMT, a Reuters journalist at the scene said.

Police start evacuating Paris migrant camp on heels of Calais closure

Police start evacuating Paris migrant camp on heels of  Calais closure

STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 4, ARTSAKHPRESS: A spokeswoman for the Paris prefecture said the migrants - many from war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Sudan - would be transferred by bus to holding centers across the Paris area where they will be able to process asylum requests.

"The evacuation operation is running smoothly so far," she said, adding that all the migrants would be moved out on Friday. Some 600 police officers have been deployed at the location, she said. Estimates put the number at the camp at as many as 3,000.

 


     

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