Two people, a older man and a young man under 17, were placed in police custody, which can be extended up to four days
One person died this Saturday and five were injured in a shooting in a migrant field near Dunquerque, northern France, the French prosecutor said.
At 10:00 (09:00 in Lisbon), “shots were fired near the Lopon-Plage field,” said the prosecutor in Dunquerque, Charlotte Huet, without specifying the nationality of the victims.
“The provisional balance is one dead and five wounded,” two of which are serious, while three, including a woman and a child, were slightly injured.
Two people, a older man and a young man under 17, were placed in police custody, which can be extended up to four days, the prosecutor needed.
The Public Prosecution Service opened an investigation for organized group homicide, attempted organized group homicide and weapons possession.
French authorities confirmed an intervention by security and relief forces in this migrant reception place.
Claire Millot of the Salam Association, which distributes meals to the exiles present in the Dunquerque region and intended to go to England, said they are currently between 1,500 and 2,000 people in this area.
Attempts to cross the Channel of the Mancha have been numerous in recent days, thanks to favorable weather conditions, namely in the early hours of Friday.
According to the counting of the British authorities, 919 migrants crossed the Channel of Mancha on Friday in 14 vessels.
