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Syrian man died trying to cross Channel to UK on leaky dinghy, say French authorities

Rows of small boats and motors, seen from above.
A picture of confiscated small boats and outboard motors used to cross the Channel from France at a warehouse facility in Dover, Kent, taken on 9 January. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

A young Syrian man died while trying to cross the Channel to Britain, the French authorities said.

It is the first reported death at sea of a migrant seeking to travel to Britain from France so far this year.

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