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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

French court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel

Police officer looks across beach towards sea with binoculars
French police patrol the Slack dunes the day after 27 people died attempting to cross the Channel. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

A Paris court has jailed six ⁠men for manslaughter over the deaths of at least 27 people in the worst mass drowning on record from a small-boat crossing in the Channel.

Seven other men were ⁠found guilty of lesser smuggling charges with varying degrees of seriousness, including facilitating illegal immigration as part of ⁠an organised gang and criminal conspiracy.

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