GETTY/Twitter Arnaud Lespingal was attacked by migrants in the Jungle camp

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Rampaging refugees surrounded French reporter Arnaud Lespingal and his colleague, punching, biting and even trying to stab the pair in the face in a brutal and unprovoked attack. The vicious migrants ambushed the journalists as they were filming in the notorious Jungle camp, beating them up before robbing them.

Reliving the horrific attack 6ft 3in, 18 stone Mr Lespingal said he had "never received so many blows in my life". He revealed that he had to have 13 stitches for injures including a nasty cut to his nose, with the migrants also breaking two of his fingers.

FACEBOOK Mr Lespingal said one of the migrants tried to stab him in the face

En tournage à proximité de la jungle de #Calais mon cameraman et moi avons été agressé /3migrants armés de couteaux. pic.twitter.com/clzhcEVHuV — Arnaud Lespingal (@ArnaudLespingal) February 17, 2016

GETTY The journalist is the fifth to be attacked by Calais migrants in recent months

But things were even worse for his cameraman who was BITTEN by one of the attackers, who also gave him two cracked ribs, a broken nose, a broken wrist and left him needing a dozen stitches. The pair were left battered and bruised in a pool of blood by the callous refugees, who fled after robbing them in broad daylight. Tonight Mr Lespingal posted a photograph of his injuries on Twitter as he revealed how he became the fifth journalist in a matter of months to be attacked by rampaging migrants. Migrants in the Jungle camp egged on by British anarchists have tried to establish journalist free zones, with some even demanding a fee of 10 euros for every picture photographers take.

GETTY Migrants at Calais have become increasingly violent in their attempts to reach Britain

GETTY The sprawling camp has become home to more than 5,000 people

One of them tried to stab me in the face Arnaud Lespingal

In a series of posts on Twitter tonight a shaken Mr Lespignal wrote: "Shooting near the Jungle, Calais, my cameraman and I were assaulted by three migrants armed with knives. "Despite all our precautions, they came out of nowhere to steal our material. One of them tried to stab me in the face. "My cameraman has two cracked ribs, a broken nose, a bite, a dozen stitches and a nasty broken wrist. "I have 13 stitches, a nasty sprain, some bumps and some bruises, two broken fingers and I lost a bit of nose."

The documentary maker revealed how he was filming part of a documentary near the camp when he was set upon by the gang of migrants. But he revealed both he and his cameraman will now need to be monitored for at least 10 days by doctors for signs of scabies, describing the situation as a "nightmare". They will both also be off work for at least eight days, according to Mr Lespignal, who said he even had to take off his some of his clothes in a bid to escape his attackers.

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