France: The frontline of 'Fortress Europe' seen in police released video

Footage released by the Compagnies Republicaines de Securite (CRS) - the reserve of the French National Police - showed security forces preventing migrants from boarding trucks on Calais' Ring Road, Wednesday. The CRS says the video, which was recorded two weeks ago, demonstrates the difficulties the security forces have to face on a regular basis. The release of the recording comes after CRS employees were caught on camera using violence against migrants several weeks ago. In mid-June, migrants broke into UK bound coaches in a desperate bid to reach Britain, which they consider to be more sympathetic to their plea than France. Around 2,500 migrants, predominantly from Sudan, Syria and Eritrea, currently live in makeshift camps in the Calais area.