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Two migrants and two safety guards had been shot lifeless by a 22-year-old French gunman at a migrant camp in Loon-Plage on Saturday, whereas an extra sufferer was focused in a close-by city, in keeping with native media.
The 2 migrants had simply returned from the coast after being rescued in the course of the English Channel after a failed try to succeed in Britain.
Matin, a 25-year-old Kurdish migrant, mentioned that “a guy came with a shotgun and showered us with bullets”.
Once we requested if something had provoked the assault, he mentioned he didn’t know any cause. “The gunman came and, all of sudden, drew a shotgun.
“Initially, we thought he would fireplace within the air after which he loaded the gun and geared toward us. We noticed Azrael [the Islamic Angel of Death].
“We saw death with our own eyes. It was God’s will that we survived. In one day, we saw death twice.”
The 2 victims, named Hamid and Hadi, had been strolling together with their two buddies, Rashad and Matin. All 4 migrants, aged round 25, had been Kurds who had spent round a month dwelling in camps close to the northern French coast.
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One of many two migrants who had been shot lifeless
“He fired around 15 bullets; Hamid was hit in the head and Hadi was also hit. Rashad was shot at twice but he wasn’t hit. We managed to hide.”
Matin mentioned the 4 males had beforehand spent eight hours at sea making an attempt to get to Britain on a dinghy that was palpably unsuitable. The boat set off with 85 individuals on board earlier than, he mentioned, the police took 50 individuals off.
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Sky Information understands the migrants who died had been known as Hamid and Hadi, and had tried to cross the Channel to the UK earlier on Saturday
“We reached international waters,” mentioned Matin, “then our dinghy fell apart and we almost drowned. After five minutes in the water, thank God the police reached us – we had no life jackets.
“They pulled us out of the water, we had been soaking moist. We acquired again to the land and went to gather garments [from a charity] as our garments had been moist. We had been dying of chilly.
“We were close to the camp when this man turns up and gets out of the car. He fired at us. Me and Rashad were not hit. Hamid was hit in the head and Hadi in his stomach.
“I’ve to speak to their households, however I do not know what to say. Hamid had offered his home to get to Europe. Me, I really feel hole inside now.
“I have seen death twice in a day and it’s too much. I don’t know what to do.”
