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Britons in Folkestone Rally in Support and Against Eurotunnel Migrants

© REUTERS / Peter NichollsProtestors demonstrate in solidarity of migrants in Calais, in Folkestone, Britain
Protestors demonstrate in solidarity of migrants in Calais, in Folkestone, Britain - Sputnik International
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Two rallies took place in British Folkestone: one group demanded better treatment toward migrants, the other opposed an "uncontrolled" migration flow.

French gendarmes block migrants along a road to prevent them access to train tracks which lead to the Channel Tunnel in Frethun, near Calais, France - Sputnik International
France Should Compensate UK Losses Over Calais Crisis - UK Labour Party
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Separate pro- and anti-Eurotunnel immigration protests took place in the British port town at the mouth of the Channel Tunnel on Saturday, the Telegraph reported.

In recent weeks, migrants have been trying to cross into the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel between Coquelles, near Calais, in northern France, and Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom. Several people have died in the attempt.

Two small separate groups gathered in Folkestone earlier in the day to express their point of view over the Calais migrant crisis, with one wing urging the authorities to provide migrants with shelter, food and general "humane" treatment, and the other opposing the "uncontrolled" migration flow which "took over" the country, the newspaper reported, citing the representatives of both sides.

© REUTERS / Peter NichollsEnglish nationalists take part in a counter-protest aimed at protestors demonstrating in solidarity of migrants in Calais, in Folkestone, Britain
English nationalists take part in a counter-protest aimed at protestors demonstrating in solidarity of migrants in Calais, in Folkestone, Britain  - Sputnik International
English nationalists take part in a counter-protest aimed at protestors demonstrating in solidarity of migrants in Calais, in Folkestone, Britain

Policemen stand guard next to truck queuing to board a ferry to Great Britain to prevent migrants to reach the UK illegally, on September 10, 2014 in the French port of Calais. File Photo - Sputnik International
Building Fence at France-UK Border Not Enough To Solve Migration Problem
Earlier in the day, UK Labour party urged Prime Minister David Cameron to demand compensation from the French government for truckers, businesses and holidaymakers affected by the migrant crisis.

Last month, the UK authorities announced plans to build a 1.2-mile fence around the Channel Tunnel site near Calais, which was widely criticized by Brussels.

The French side of the Channel Tunnel, Calais, is currently home to some 3,000 migrants, mainly from North African countries, living in tents near the transit zone.

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