France, March 5 -- The organisation said the incident happened on 5 December near Grand-Fort-Philippe as staff were returning from a medical outreach mission to people who had survived attempts to cross the English Channel.

MSF said three activists claiming to belong to the British far-right movement Raise The Colours approached the team and shouted insults.

"These individuals approached the MSF team members in a threatening manner, shouting insults and making defamatory and false statements about the organisation," MSF said. Video posted online

The confrontation was filmed by the activists and posted on the group's social media accounts.

"These images sparked numerous hate messages and threats targeting exiles and humanitarian worker...