(Arab News) A man believed to be involved in smuggling migrants across the English Channel from France is in critical condition in the hospital after being shot.
The man, thought to be Kurdish and in his 30s, is believed to have been attacked as he slept at the Loon-Plage migrant camp in northern France as part of a gang dispute.
Police refused to confirm what motivated the attack, but a source told the Times that a rival gang, whose leader was recently released from prison, might be attempting to retake lost turf.
“He (the released gang member) wants to get back control because when he was in prison another mafia took control,” the source said.
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