Shock moment Calais journalists MUGGED at knifepoint by migrants they were trying to help
THIS is the shocking moment two journalists are attacked by knife wielding migrants in the Jungle shanty camp in Calais.
Journalists attacked in Calais Migrant Camp
The pair were set upon while cameras rolled for a documentary on conditions at the camp, then pelted with stones.
The entire terrifying ordeal was caught on film.
Dutch photographer Teun Voeten and video artist Maaike Engels were set upon by men carrying a knife and pepper spray - but were saved by others living in the camp.
In a 41 second clip posted to YouTube the male migrants can be seen surrounding Mr Voeten and pulling him to the ground.
Immediately after the attack on the photographer, who has worked in conflict zones around the world, said the attackers ran off into the camp, throwing stones as they went.
Film makers in Calais were attacked by men with knives
The film maker who has been in many confilct zones was mugges
We just don’t want to take positions. [We want to] show all points of view. Both the refugees as well as the opponents
Ms Engels posted the video on her Facebook along with her reaction to the attack, describing the men who robbed her as, “a couple of a*******,”.
She told Breitbart London: “We have been documenting the jungle since September. What we want to achieve is to show the complexity of the immigration problem. The story is not one-sided but what is shown (and asked for by the media) is so much driven by emotions.
"No durable policy can derive from that. First Aylan [Kurdi], then Paris, now [Cologne]. We just don’t want to take positions. [We want to] show all points of view. Both the refugees as well as the opponents”.
Members of the Calais Migrant Solidarity group have urged her to remove the clip from the internet, stating: “You are not doing yourself a favour by putting it online as I think this is not what you came for to Calais…”
Ms Engels released the clip, taken while filming her new documentary 'Calais: Welcome to the Jungle' via her YouTube account.
The attackers launched stones through the makeshift camp after the attack
A man waves what appears to be a knife after the attack
A French police union spokesman has even accused left-wing activists and people smugglers of routinely inciting violence in the camp.
French officials recently announced their plans to demolish the encampment and force residents to move by January 18.
Reports suggest the move is to combat poor living conditions in the camp and trade the tents currently being used for housing and replace them with converted shipping containers.