People from the jungle were continuing to try to come and join the demonstration. A group were walking in the road with a banner from the jungle before being stopped by a van of Gendarmerie Mobile. They were told that they were holding an illegal demonstration and were prevented from continuing. For the next hour there was a stand-off with no one from the jungle being able to go to the town; whether they intended to join the demonstration there or not. Many people claiming asylum in France had appointments that they were prevented from attending, and one man was ripped from his bicycle as he casually cycled past. As more and more people were stopped and the group grew, the decision was made to walk back toward the jungle, taking the road, stopping oncoming traffic. At the junction with the motorway, they held a sit-down protest for around half...
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