Paris, France, Sept 8, 2026 (AFP) - Trial opens in France over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster

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Fourteen people went on trial in France Tuesday over the loss of more than 30 people, including a seven-year-old child, in the deadliest small-boat crossing accident recorded in the Channel. At least 31 people drowned or went missing when the overloaded boat sank during the night of November 23-24, 2021, as it attempted to reach England from the French coast. cf-as/ah/gv ...

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