At least five men, including two security guards, were shot dead in an area of migrant camps in northern France on Saturday afternoon.
The incident unfolded near Loon Plage, near Dunkirk, where small boats bound for Britain regularly depart, when a car drove into one of the refugee camps and the driver opened fire.
Police in northern France said a man handed himself over to gendarmerie in Ghyvelde, claiming he killed five people in the Dunkirk area, four in the camp and another in Wormhout.
Five people, including two migrants and two security guards, were shot dead near Dunkirk, France.
A 22-year-old suspect surrendered to police, admitting to the killings, reportedly linked to a business dispute.
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The perpetrator is a 22-year-old
Authorities confirmed that two security guards and two migrants were killed near Dunkirk on Saturday, while a fifth person was killed about five kilometers away.
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At least four people have been killed in a shooting at a migrant camp near Dunkirk.
A fifth person was killed outside the camp.
These are the people waiting to enter the UK via small boat.
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The circumstances of the murders are currently unknown. A judicial investigation has been launched, the prefecture told AFP.
According to the refugee NGO Care4Calais, refugees have been camping in the area for years. “They are Kurdish or Afghan and mainly many families with small children,” the charity says.
