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Second Shooting at Loon-Plage Camp Leaves One Dead, Two Injured

French authorities have opened a murder investigation following two shootings at a migrant site near Dunkirk

Since the start of the year, at least 15 migrants have died at sea while trying to reach England

Overview

  • Armed assailants opened fire Sunday near the Loon-Plage camp outside Dunkirk, killing one person and wounding two others.
  • A similar attack on Saturday wounded five Sudanese migrants and claimed the life of a 24-year-old man.
  • Police have arrested a 29-year-old Iraqi national and a 16-year-old Afghan in connection with the weekend shootings.
  • The public prosecutor’s office has launched a murder and attempted murder investigation targeting an organised gang.
  • The camp hosts over 1,500 migrants waiting to cross the Channel as French and British authorities intensify efforts to crack down on people-smuggling networks.