Two people were "
slightly
" wounded by gunshot in Grande-Synthe on Wednesday evening, near a migrant camp, according to firefighters and the prefecture, a source close to the investigation indicating that they were two migrants .
"
At 7.45 p.m., the firefighters were called upon for personal assistance, (...) with the notion of two people wounded by gunshot, in Grande-Synthe at the level of the departmental 601, at the level of Auchan
", indicated a spokesperson for the firefighters of the North.
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It is in this area that there is a camp for migrants wishing to reach England.
“
As the responders heard some detonations, the police advised the firefighters to protect themselves.
Around 8.15 p.m., they finally transported two slightly injured people to the Dunkirk hospital center
, ”he continued.
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Asked by AFP, the North Prefecture confirmed that relief had been "
requested for two gunshot wounds, with no life threatening prognosis
", without further details.
"
A judicial investigation is underway,
" she added.
According to a source close to the investigation, they are two migrants, "
a priori of Iraqi nationality
".
Contacted by AFP, the public prosecutor of Dunkirk was not immediately reachable.