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Six dead, two missing, after boat carrying migrants sinks in Channel

French authorities said six Afghan men thought to be in their 30s died, and two other people remain missing, after a boat carrying more than 60 migrants attempting to cross the Channel to the UK sank off the French coast in the early hours of Saturday.

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12 August 2023 à 19h49

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Six people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the Channel, off the French coast, reports BBC News.

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Since January 7, 2023 our colleague and friend Mortaza Behboudi has been imprisoned in Afghanistan, in the Taliban prisons.

We do not forget him and call for his release.

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