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Ayan Omar

Channel crossing which left 27 dead to be investigated

The government has ordered an independent inquiry into a mass drowning of migrants in the English Channel.

Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced the investigation into the deaths of 27 people, including a pregnant woman and three children, on November 24 2021.

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