The suspect is believed to have left ISIS-held regions of Syria (pictured) late last month and travelled overland to northern France. Officials believe he is now planning to enter the UK to commit acts of terror
Officials are said to believe he plans to sneak into the UK to commit attacks
They have now been ordered to locate and arrest the suspected ISIS militant
A Syrian man suspected of being a member of ISIS is sleeping rough in Calais' Jungle migrant camp in the hope of sneaking into the UK to commit acts of terror, it has been claimed.
French media said the man is being hunted by armed police in the northern port town and has been categorised as a 'category S' criminal - meaning he is considered a potential threat to the state.
Thousands of refugees are currently living in camps in and around Calais, with some of them causing chaos in recent months by attempting to sneak into UK-bound cars and lorries, or otherwise risk their lives storming the Eurotunnel and walking along the tracks to southern England.
Location: A Syrian man suspected of being an member of ISIS is sleeping rough in the 'Jungle' migrant camp in Calais (pictured} in the hope of sneaking into the United Kingdom to commit acts of terror
Thousands of refugees are currently living in camps in and around Calais (pictured), with some of them causing chaos in recent months by attempting to sneak into UK-bound cars and lorries, or otherwise risk their lives storming the Eurotunnel and walking along the tracks to southern England [file image]
Details of the ISIS suspect living in Calais emerged in France's La Voix du Nord newspaper this morning, alongside claims he intended to commit acts of terror in the United Kingdom.
The French police dossier on the suspected terrorist is understood to include a photograph of the man, along with a physical description, a list of his alleged, and notes to police officers on the precise nature on the potential risks of approaching him.
The newspaper claims that French police have now been ordered to locate and arrest the man but have been ordered to proceed with caution doing so due to the threat he poses.
The suspect is believed to have left Syria late last month and travelled overland to northern France.
He is now hoping to sneak aboard a ferry or Channel Tunnel train to Britain, Calais officials believe.
'An Islamic State combatant believed to be in Calais is being actively hunted by the authorities,' La Voix du Nord's report read.
'He left Syria at the end of August and hopes to reach Britain where he intends to commit terrorist acts... He is the subject of most wanted person notice and is considered a threat to state security.'
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The report dramatically contradicts claims by Calais police that monitoring and intelligence gathering operations by up to 40 detectives in and around the French port meant that there were no suspected terrorists hiding among the thousands of refugees living in the camps there.
Speaking last May, spokesman Steve Barbet, who is based in Arras said: 'There is full and complete vigilance in Calais, nationally and elsewhere with regard to threat by jihadists or other criminal networks with potential involvement in people smuggling.'
There are currently 3,500 migrants of Asian and African origin sleeping rough at an approved camp on the outskirts of the town and 120 women and children are in sheltered accommodation at a former children's summer camp nearby.
Another 1500 migrants are living at various locations on wasteland close to the motorways leading to the ferry port.
They make nightly attempts to break into the Eurostar station at the French end of the Eurotunnel.
The Mail
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