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Student 'raped in migrant camp' | Student 'raped in migrant camp' |
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French police are questioning about 100 men after a Canadian student was raped near Calais. | |
The woman was attacked after going to photograph a camp used by illegal immigrants waiting to cross the Channel to Britain, the AFP news agency said. | The woman was attacked after going to photograph a camp used by illegal immigrants waiting to cross the Channel to Britain, the AFP news agency said. |
"There she was the victim of a rape perpetrated by an individual who is now being sought," a statement by the local prosecutor's office added. | "There she was the victim of a rape perpetrated by an individual who is now being sought," a statement by the local prosecutor's office added. |
The UK consulate in Lille said she was a student in London. | |
Welfare centre | Welfare centre |
The camp, known as "The Jungle," lies in woodland near the Calais ferry terminal, is home to hundreds of migrants hoping to cross the English Channel. | The camp, known as "The Jungle," lies in woodland near the Calais ferry terminal, is home to hundreds of migrants hoping to cross the English Channel. |
It is made up of shelters constructed from plastic sheets and camp-fires built by the migrants, AFP said. | It is made up of shelters constructed from plastic sheets and camp-fires built by the migrants, AFP said. |
Monique Delannoy, from the Belle Etoile charity which provides meals to the migrants, told the news agency that no aid workers would have been on site after 1800 local time. | Monique Delannoy, from the Belle Etoile charity which provides meals to the migrants, told the news agency that no aid workers would have been on site after 1800 local time. |
Ms Delannoy said her group had counted 450 migrants - Afghans, Kurds, Iranians and Africans - in and around the forest in mid-August, all but 30 of them men. | Ms Delannoy said her group had counted 450 migrants - Afghans, Kurds, Iranians and Africans - in and around the forest in mid-August, all but 30 of them men. |
An official from Canada's embassy in Paris confirmed the woman was Canadian. | An official from Canada's embassy in Paris confirmed the woman was Canadian. |
In 2002, Sangatte refugee camp near Calais was closed in a bid to stem the flow of illegal immigrants crossing the Channel into the UK. | In 2002, Sangatte refugee camp near Calais was closed in a bid to stem the flow of illegal immigrants crossing the Channel into the UK. |
Charities and officials want to create a welfare centre for the migrants who continue to sleep rough in the port town. | Charities and officials want to create a welfare centre for the migrants who continue to sleep rough in the port town. |