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Dozens of migrants, many fleeing from North Africa and Syria, were
wounded on Tuesday in clashes with police at the French port of Calais, as a
new report warned of a dramatic rise in illegal immigration to Europe.
Police reinforcements were called in the early hours of Tuesday to
break up running battles between hundreds of mainly Eritrean and Sudanese
migrants that left 51 people injured. One man was rushed by helicopter to a nearby hospital with serious
head injuries.
This was the second consecutive night of scuffles between rival
groups seeking passage to Britain. On Monday night, 13 people were hurt in fights
involving around 150 people. "The fights started after dinner and spread to the port area.
They lasted most of the evening and into the night," local police
authorities said. One port worker said around 300 migrants were involved in Tuesday's
running battles.
