9000 Calais migrants want to enter UK and they’re so dangerous camp is police no-go zone

THE number of British-bound migrants in the notorious Jungle camp in Calais has doubled to 9,000 in the past six months and now become a 'major health and security risk', police said today.

By IAN SPARKS

PUBLISHED: 16:46, Sat, Aug 13, 2016 | UPDATED: 17:07, Sat, Aug 13, 2016

There are currently 9,000 migrants in Calais looking to get in to Britain

The surge in numbers comes after French officials warned this week that increasing numbers of jihadi terrorists could be hiding among the refugees at the sprawling site near the ferry port.

The squalid camp is also rife with disease, violence and prostitution and has a become a 'no-go zone' for police who are frequently attacked with iron bars and rocks when they try to enter.

A police spokesman said: "It's truly mind boggling what's going on there. The place is at breaking point and it's worse than ever.

"It's impossible to know if, for example, a jihadist from Belgium is hiding in there.

“This camp is a blind spot for national security in the middle of the state of emergency."

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Officials have warned that jihadi terrorists could be hiding among the refugees near the ferry port

Calais police union spokesman Denis Hurth added: "With the heightened terrorist risk in all of France's towns and cities, we only have around 1,000 officers here to tackle the most gigantic public order threats here."

Evicted Calais migrants sleep rough in Paris

Wed, August 3, 2016

Hundreds of migrants evicted from the Calais Jungle camp sleep rough in Paris.

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Calais camp is dismantled as resident set fires and throw stones at Police

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And Pascal Brice, head of France's Office for the Protection of Refugees, added: "Identifying high-risk individuals has now become an absolute priority for us. It is imperative we root them out."

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Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart blamed Britain's 'cushy benefits system'

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  A police spokesman said the camp is ‘a blind sport for national security’

Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart has blamed Britain's 'black market economy' and 'cushy benefits system' for thousands of migrants in her town.

She said last year: "Calais is a hostage to the British. The UK border should be moved from Calais to the English side of the Channel because we're not here to do their jobs."

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/699694/9000-Calais-migrants-want-enter-UK-dangerous-camp-police-no-go-zone