IDOMENI, Greece (AP) — About two dozen migrants protesting the demolition of a sprawling camp in northern France are occupying shanty rooftops, and are surrounded by police.
The slow tear-down of the encampment in Calais is continuing, angering migrants who live there in squalid conditions in hopes of reaching a better life in Britain.
In Tuesday’s protest, a man and a woman on a rooftop warned police not to come closer. But police moved in, and the woman sliced her wrists. The man was beaten with batons and both were removed from the roof. The woman was conscious, but her condition wasn’t immediately known.
French authorities are blaming the activist group No Borders for the ongoing unrest.
Calais is temporary home to an estimated 4,000 migrants, down from 6,000 in December.
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