France: Scuffles break out at Calais 'Jungle' camp as police stop refugees leaving

Scuffles broke out between French riot police and refugees at the Calais migrant camp commonly known as the 'Jungle,' Monday, after officers blocked women and children from exiting the site with the threat of tear gas. There were reports of stones being thrown at the police as heightened security at the site caused tensions following Friday’s Paris attacks and the subsequent fire that ripped through the campsite later in the evening. Protesters carried banners reading "Refugees are not terrorists. They are often the first victims of terrorism." Several Kurdish women and children were reportedly tear gassed by officers earlier in the day. Friday's fire broke out amid multiple attacks on Paris, where some 129 people are feared to have been killed. According to aid workers operating in the camp extra, security has been ramped up at Calais in the wake of the attacks. Thousands of migrants and refugees have settled in Calais over the past year, waiting for a chance to cross the English Channel into the United Kingdom. Dozens of refugees attempting to make the trip died over the summer as asylum seeker numbers swelled during the migrant crisis.