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France to try 14 over deadliest Channel migrant disaster
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France to try 14 over deadliest Channel migrant disaster

Le Monde (English) · Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 AM

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The defendants, linked to people-smuggling networks, are accused of playing a role in the sinking in which at least 27 people, mainly Iraqi Kurds, died when their inflatable dinghy sank in November 2021.

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