(AFP) French police on Tuesday cleared a migrant street camp outside the Stade de France stadium north of Paris where around 2,000 people, mainly Afghan and African, had been living in cramped tents.
Dozens of police were deployed to carry out the operation, which took place in the midst of a nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
The occupants of the camp, which had mushroomed in size in recent weeks, were taken by bus to Covid-19 testing centres.
Those who tested positive were to be placed in isolation while those who tested negative were to be taken to various shelters and sports halls around the French capital.
