France: Five dead after shootings near Dunkirk

The victims include two migrants and two security guards, French media has reported.

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Four people - including two security guards and two men staying in the camp - were fatally shot in Loon-Plage, a stretch of coastline near Dunkirk, the city's chief prosecutor Charlotte Huet said in a statement, as reported by French media.

The gunman also confessed to an earlier shooting in the nearby town of Wormhout, the prosecutor added.

Dunkirk's Mayor Patrice Vergriete said the motive behind the attacks "remains unknown".

Several firearms were found in the suspect's car and he was previously unknown to police, the prosecutor's statement said.

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