Coverage dated November 29, 2021

France beefs up anti-smuggling agency after migrant deaths

Headline from Local News 8

PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says France will double the number of officers in charge of fighting smugglers after 27 people died last week trying to cross the Channel to get Britain in an overcrowded smuggling boat.

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  1. Local News 8

    France beefs up anti-smuggling agency after migrant deaths (opens Local News 8)

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    PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says France will double the number of officers in charge of fighting smugglers after 27 people died last week trying to cross the Channel to get Britain in an overcrowded smuggling boat.

  2. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    France zeroing in on smugglers (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    PARIS -- France will double the staff of the agency in charge of fighting smugglers after 27 people died trying to reach Britain in an overcrowded boat last week and will talk with Britain about how best to stop migrants from undertaking such dangerous English Channel crossings, a French official sa…

  3. The Columbian

    Migrant deaths compel France to beef up agency (opens The Columbian)

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    PARIS (AP) — France will double the staff of the agency in charge of fighting smugglers after 27 people died trying to reach Britain in an overcrowded boat last week and will talk with Britain about h

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