Violence breaks out in Calais Jungle as migrants hurl rocks while police fire tear gas in preparation for camp to be demolished on Monday
FRENCH police clashed with dozens of refugees at Calais's notorious Jungle camp just days before it is torn down.
Migrants hurled rocks at cops who responded by firing tear gas at the angry mob.
More than 12,000 police are being brought in to clear the makeshift camp of its 10,000 migrants.
And tensions boiled over tonight as an angry mob of around 50 men pelted police with missiles.
Dramatic images showed riot police facing off with refugees just 36 hours before the camp is torn down.
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The scenes came at the same time it was announced 50 refugees will be settled in the UK from the camp.
Britain will take 54 girls - mainly from the east African nation of Eritrea - the has reported.
They arrived at a Croydon immigration centre last night.
When the south side of the Jungle was destroyed in February, there was widespread violence, with CRS riot police coming under sustained attack.
Fires were lit across the camp, while water canon and tear gas was used to hold back mobs of activists and migrants.
Angry young Afghan men have already been seen smashing up the cafés, shops, and restaurants inside the Jungle.
Letters giving formal notice of their eviction – and details of accommodation centres for people claiming asylum in France – will be distributed on Sunday.
Failure to leave the Jungle or to cooperate with the authorities will result in arrest and detention.
French authorities have warned those living in the camps that they risk arrest if they do not move to one a local processing centre.
An open letter to the camp's residents reads: "The government has announced the eviction of the Jungle will start on Monday October 24.
"They want to finish the eviction in five days but will carry on longer if needed.
“The government has made it clear that they will not tolerate people trying [to reach the UK] from northern France any more. The police are being very strict and arresting dozens of people every single night.
“If you stay in the Jungle, it is very possible that you will be arrested and detained.”
It continues: “On Monday, they will bring 60 buses, for 3,000 people. On Tuesday, they will bring 45 buses, for 2,500 people.
“On Wednesday, they will be 40 buses, for 2,000 people. This will continue as long as needed.’
Pictures of the first migrant children arriving in the UK from Calais sparked debate, with charities falsely claiming a 38-year-old man was in fact an interpreter.
Gary Lineker, 55, had faced calls from MPs to be sacked from his plum BBC job after backing a charity’s false claim that one older-looking migrant was a Home Office interpreter.
The £2million-a-year presenter had also branded anyone who had voiced fears over weak official age checks “hideously racist”.
Ordinary Twitter users slammed Lineker’s stance and hit out at Leftie luvvies like Lily Allen, who caused fury by “apologising” for Britain’s treatment of migrants.
Scores more children are expected to arrive from the Jungle this week.
Conservative MP David Davies called for officials to check the migrants' teeth before they arrive in the UK.
Nearly 180 kids living unaccompanied at the camp in Calais have a right to live in the UK with family already here.
Mewagul Daulatzai, 22, from Afghanistan, who runs a small shop, told AFP he would be happy to leave.
"Before I liked the Jungle. I had my friends and we were working here. But now it is too dangerous here so I am glad it's over," he said.
Stephen Hale, chief executive of the charity Refugee Action, said: “It’s fantastic news that, at last, vulnerable children in Calais will be reunited with their families in Britain.
“These children must have the support they need to rebuild their lives when they arrive.”
Brit anarchists descend on Calais Jungle before migrant camp is pulled down
About 200 British anarchists have arrived in Calais as French police prepare for violence when they start to tear down the Jungle shanty town tomorrow.
More No Borders activists were turned away at checkpoints as 12,000 cops were braced for clashes.
Meanwhile, the anarchists advised migrants desperate to get to Britain they could avoid being forced to apply for asylum in France if they simply “run away”.
Submitting an application in France would end their hopes of a life in the UK.
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