"The four victims, two men and two women, died when they tried to board a dinghy. They were swept away by strong currents, according to Francois-Xavier Lauch, the prefect of Pas-de-Calais."
"Human rights organisations working at the Anglo-French border said more dangerous taxi-boats were being increasingly deployed by smugglers to evade police enforcement on French beaches."
"Such embarcations are a direct result of policies pursued by the UK and France which have seen an intensification in the violent interception of people and boats on the beaches of northern France by police officers paid for by the UK."
"An investigation led by French prosecutor into the circumstances of the launch and the four fatalities is continuing."
A 27-year-old Sudanese national was arrested on suspicion of endangering life after four individuals died during a small boat crossing in the English Channel. The victims, two men and two women, were swept away by strong currents while attempting to board a dinghy. Human rights organizations reported an increase in dangerous taxi-boats used by smugglers to evade police enforcement. The suspect was arrested under the new Border, Security, Asylum and Immigration Act and remains in custody. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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