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Coastal French Towns Face Surge in Migrant Violence

11/14/2025

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Story summary

A surge in migrant-related violence and disorder alarms residents in coastal French towns including Gravelines, Dunkirk, and Calais.
Migrants, often in life jackets, clash with police.
Turf wars among smuggling networks drive the violence.
The violence includes shootings.
Local police have been criticized for not confiscating life jackets from migrants, a practice some say fuels dangerous crossings.

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Story summary

A surge in migrant-related violence and disorder alarms residents in coastal French towns including Gravelines, Dunkirk, and Calais.
Migrants, often in life jackets, clash with police.
Turf wars among smuggling networks drive the violence.
The violence includes shootings.
Local police have been criticized for not confiscating life jackets from migrants, a practice some say fuels dangerous crossings.