Migrant dinghies dodge France's security net to reach the English coast


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  • Thursday, 05 Aug 2021

FILE PHOTO: The flag of France is seen as French Gendarmerie officers patrol with a dinghy along the French coast near Calais, France August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

AMBLETEUSE, France (Reuters) - At the break of dawn on a beach in northern France, a dozen migrants waited for a police patrol to pass by, then quietly climbed into an inflatable dinghy.

After a few minutes struggling to kick-start the motor, the group set course for England's shores, waving at a man who had waded waist-deep into the water to push them out to sea.

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