French riot police used teargas on people trying to board small boat, charity claims
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Key context: <p>CRS officers funded by UK tried to stop boarding of boat, on day four asylum seekers died trying to cross Channel</p><p>French riot police funded by UK taxpayers used teargas on asylum seekers in an attempt to stop them from boarding a boat in which three women were later found dead, a charity has claimed.</p><p>Footage and photographs seen by the Guardian show CS gas canisters being fired towards groups of people on Plage du Braek near Dunkirk at 4am on Thursday. At 6am, three women were found dead in a boat near the same beach.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/small-boat-deaths-channel-crossing-attempt">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
CRS officers funded by UK tried to stop boarding of boat, on day four asylum seekers died trying to cross ChannelFrench riot police funded by UK taxpayers used teargas on asylum seekers in an attempt to stop them from boarding a boat in which three women were later found dead, a charity has claimed.Footage and photographs seen by the Guardian show CS gas canisters being fired towards groups of people on Plage du Braek near Dunkirk at 4am on Thursday. At 6am, three women were found dead in a boat near the same beach. Continue reading...
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