France rescues 240 UK-bound asylum seekers in 24-hour period
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The 240 were rescued in five different operations between Monday and Tuesday off Calais on France's northern coast.French emergency services have rescued 240 asylum seekers heading in small boats across the English Channel to the southern coast of England, according to local authorities.The 240 were rescued in five different operations between Monday and Tuesday off Calais on France's northern coast, France's Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said in a statement on Tuesday evening.
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