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Paul Myers

French police hold 10 suspects over migrant deaths during Channel crossing

An inflatable boat, life vests and other material commonly used by migrants to cross The English Channel lies on a sand dune of Wimereux Beach, northern France. AFP - FRANCOIS LO PRESTI

French police were on Thursday holding 10 people suspected of involvement in the November 2021 drowning of 27 migrants in the English Channel.

Among the victims, who were aged between seven and 47, were 16 Iraqi Kurds, four Afghans, three Ethiopians, one Somali, one Egyptian and one Vietnamese.

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