French Step Up Security To Stop Migrant Boats In The Channel

CALAIS, France (AP) — Border control officers patrolling the land, sea and air of northern France are combing beaches, dunes and the frigid, murky coastal waters in a bid to end a high-risk but growing tactic by a group of mostly Iranian migrants desperate to get to Britain: sneaking across the English Channel in rubber boats. The stepped-up security is beginning to pay off.Read more on NewsOK.com

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