French officials reveal plans to demolish the camp which nearly 7,000 people are forced to call home.
French police fired tear gas cannisters and used water cannons on 200 refugees and 50 protesters who gathered under a bridge to protest poor living conditions at the camp.
Immigration is a key issue in France ahead of next year's presidential elections.
The construction of the two camps in Paris comes as the government faces pressure to dismantle a swollen shanty town named the ‘jungle' near the port of Calais.
British judge announces refugee Abdul Haroun is to face trial for obstructing railway when he walked through Channel Tunnel from France to UK
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