Summary
At least five people were killed in shootings near Dunkirk, France, including one in the town of Wormhout and four at the Loon-Plage migrant camp.
The victims at the camp were two security guards and two residents. A 22-year-old man claiming responsibility for the attacks surrendered to police and admitted to the killings.
Authorities recovered additional weapons in his car, but the motive remains unclear.
The Loon-Plage camp hosts primarily Kurdish and Afghan refugees, including families with children, highlighting ongoing tensions in the area.
They’re not poor people, they’re immigrants and all that entails. When I worked in the can in Calais, the fast would turn up and start fights and abuse people, and the police just watched. It’s not a great environment round there