Paris police evacuate 100s of migrants in tent camp

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AP Paris
Last Updated : Jun 02 2015 | 2:57 PM IST
Paris police are evacuating hundreds of migrants from a tent camp near a major train station and tourist area, amid mounting frustration by residents.
The camp had become a symbol of Europe's challenge of what to do with waves of migrants, many fleeing strife or deep poverty in Africa, arriving this year.
Dozens of police vehicles and garbage trucks surrounded the area today morning, in the shadow of the famed Sacre Coeur basilica.
Migrants slowly gathered their blankets and meager belongings, and mounted buses. They have been living near the Eurostar train tracks to Britain, below an elevated metro line, for months.
The migrants' destination wasn't immediately clear. Social worker Bruno Morel of aid group Emmaus said some will be taken to centers for asylum-seekers.

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First Published: Jun 02 2015 | 2:57 PM IST

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