Paris, France, Sept 30, 2026 (AFP) - French court jails 6 over deadliest Channel migrant disaster

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2026-09-30

A French court on Wednesday sentenced six men to between six and 10 years in prison over the deaths of at least 31 people in the Channel in 2021, the deadliest accident involving migrants trying to reach the English coast. Of the eight other men on trial over the November 2021 disaster, one was acquitted, while the others received sentences ranging from a six month suspended prison term to four years behind bars over an incident the court describ......

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