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French court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel

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Seven others found guilty of lesser charges in connection to incident in 2021 when inflatable dinghy sank killing at least 27 people with four more missing, presumed dead A Paris court has jailed six ⁠men for manslaughter over the deaths of at least 27 people in the worst mass drowning from a small-boat crossing in the Channel on record. Seven other men were ⁠found guilty of lesser smuggling charges with varying deg…

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