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ellenrr

(3,864 posts) Fri Nov 13, 2015, 08:31 PM Nov 2015

Reports - unconfirmed - on social media that the refugee camp at Calais set afire [View all]

in retaliation.

I am hearing it on BBC,
and reading it on Twitter-

#France: The 'jungle' refugee camp in Calais has been set on fire in possible retaliation from Paris terror attacks.
RT (@RT_com)
9 mins ago
Media posted by RT
URGENT: Multiple reports say 'Jungle' refugee camp in #Calais set on fire on.rt.com/6wd7 (Pic @MartaClinco)
Images for jungle calais fire

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Reports - unconfirmed - on social media that the refugee camp at Calais set afire [View all] ellenrr Nov 2015 OP

If ISIS wants a religious war, they may get it NightWatcher Nov 2015 #1

The problem with that rational is that it isn't ISIS that is suffering. Live and Learn Nov 2015 #3

It's not ISIS... Drunken Irishman Nov 2015 #5

Nope. Gotta be IS. Igel Nov 2015 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Drunken Irishman Nov 2015 #21

Inevitable that Europe is tiring of the immigration fiasco LittleBlue Nov 2015 #2

Now they say images of these fires were old and not related to current. disregard. nt ellenrr Nov 2015 #4

Perhaps you should scrub the OP Brother Buzz Nov 2015 #6

I'm so glad SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #7

You should delete your OP. nt City Lights Nov 2015 #11

This fire happened a few nights ago. 840high Nov 2015 #12

I saw more reports and images on twitter Jarqui Nov 2015 #8

I wouldn't call sabbat hunter Nov 2015 #9

When they're from news organizations? Jarqui Nov 2015 #14

Oh nooo ........ :(. nt. polly7 Nov 2015 #10

Reports I've seen are that it seems to have been an accidental fire. Denzil_DC Nov 2015 #15

Now can anyone can tell me why sadoldgirl Nov 2015 #16

France's problem with immigrants long predates the Iraq war. mythology Nov 2015 #17

Why that may be true, sadoldgirl Nov 2015 #18

France's immigration problem isn't necessarily because of our wars davidn3600 Nov 2015 #19

not everything is about the us JI7 Nov 2015 #20