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Migrant killed in clash at camp near Calais

LILLE, France, Oct 18 (APP/AFP): A migrant died Tuesday after a clash erupted between Sudanese and Eritrean migrants at a small camp near Calais, local authorities told AFP. While the man’s death was the first in the Norrent-Fontes camp, home to some 150 to 200 people, other migrant camps in the area have seen similar fatalities. Norrent-Fontes is located some 60 kilometres (40 miles) from the port city of Calais. The Calais officials have vowed to demolish the notorious “Jungle” camp there “within days”. On Tuesday the migrant succumbed to his injuries a day after “a fight erupted between inebriated Sudanese and Eritrean migrants” in the camp, a spokesman for the local authorities said. The authorities did not reveal his age or his nationality.