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Migrants pile into dinghies to cross Channel as French police watch on
- Migrants attempted to cross the Channel from Dunkirk as police watched from a distance.
- The scene included police using searchlights but not intervening, according to the report.
- A dinghy with about 60 passengers was prepared to cross the Channel before motor issues and waves complicated the attempt.
- Some migrants later boarded another dinghy, while police redirected a different group away from the shore.
- The report notes the ongoing risk of crossings, with total numbers near 200,000.
- The article situates the event at Dunkirk in front of the Radisson Blu hotel.
- A bus ride and a 'new jungle' migrant camp were mentioned as part of the aftermath.
- The report describes the group as multi-racial, including Africans, Middle-Easterners, and Asians.
- The coverage frames the incident within broader concerns over migrant policy and enforcement.
- The piece highlights that some migrants were carried by a taxi-boat after attempting the crossing.
- The article emphasizes the involvement of British taxpayers in funding police assets used at the scene.
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