France: Calais residents rally to 'protect' port after refugees storm ferry

Around 2000 Calais residents rallied on Sunday to "protect" their port after a group of refugees and migrants stormed the MS Spirit of Britain ferry on Saturday.
As they marched through the city the demonstrators carried a banner reading "My port is beautiful, my city is beautiful - support our city, our port, our businesses and our jobs." At one point the crowd gathered at the statue of former President Charles De Gaulle and his wife Yvonne and sang 'La Marseillaise.' Mayor of Calais Natacha Bouchart, politician Yann Capet and Mayor of Oye-Plage Olivier Majewicz attended the rally.
On Saturday, police made 24 arrests after a group of 50 refugees and migrants stormed the MS Spirit of Britain ferry in Calais. The group, which was originally made up of around 200 people, entered the port area following a pro-migrant demonstration which finished close by. The demonstration attracted around 2,000 people and was led by humanitarian groups. The refugees and migrants split off from the rally before storming the port and boarding the ferry. The ferry's crew used water cannon on the refugees and migrants who were eventually escorted off the boat by police.
Thousands of migrants and refugees have been left stranded in Calais over the past year as they wait for an opportunity to cross the English Channel into the United Kingdom. Around 6,000 refugees and migrants are currently living in the Calais camp.