French police on high alert around migrants camp at Calais

French police on Saturday were put on high alert with several police cars deployed around a migrant camp site in northern French port city of Calais, after deadly terrorist attacks hit Paris Friday evening.

At one Calais migrant camp site, located at the north of the city center and near the city's port, about three police cars were deployed at the gateway, known as the "jungle" in Calais.

Moreover, about one or two police cars were deployed at almost every intersection of the road segment near the refugee site. There were also some policemen patrolling by car near the site.

The policemen, sitting in police cars to monitor the situation, declined on many occasions to respond to questions on whether the French public security department had strengthened surveillance of the refugee camp sites.

Asso Hassan, a Kurdish migrant from Iraq, told Xinhua that he witnessed the fire which hit the camp site hours after the Paris attacks, saying the fire was lit by some people to warm themselves.

The fire had been put off.

Some workers employed by French government to do garbage collecting at the site told Xinhua that the order at the site was no difference compared to normal days.

About 3,500 migrants from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and African countries are camping out at Calais. They were risking their lives by trying to board lorries and trains heading to Britain.

Several places in Paris including a theater were hit by violent attacks on Friday night, which so far have left more than 120 people dead. Endit