France bulldozes refugee 'Jungle'

French authorities on Tuesday dismantled a makeshift camp dubbed "the Jungle," which housed prohibited refugee fleeing dangerous homelands to seek a more prosperous life in Europe.

French police broke up protests by refugee rights advocates and began clearance the squalid camp. The French government said it was targeting human smuggling and did not say where the migrant would be transfer.

Police under arrest 276 migrants, 125 of whom were minors, said Calais region official Catherine Mande.

A statement from the French colonization minister's office said the "illegal encampments" would be smashed and then three bulldozers, a dozen trucks and a logging company would return the land to its natural state.

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