French president Emmanuel Macron expressed his 'deep sadness' over incident, which is believed to be biggest single loss of life for French military since the 1980s.
After the mass displacement last year of thousands from the notorious makeshift 'jungle' camp near the French Channel port of Calais, where for years migrants gathered while hoping for a clandestine passage to the UK, smaller numbers have begun returning to the zone where people-smuggling gangs are again closing in.
Barack Obama has been re-elected as president of the United States, after a nail-biting contest with his Republican rival Mitt Romney. Mediapart English followed the events throughout the night and into the morning with reactions, commentary and analysis from the US and France, recorded in this live feed.
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