US EditionFrench Riot Police Clash with Migrants in Coastal Town
GRAVELINES, FRANCE, JUL 18 – French police used tear gas after migrants threw petrol bombs during clashes in Gravelines, where up to 300 migrants attempt Channel crossings daily, officials said.
- In Gravelines, northern France, French riot police used tear gas after migrants pelted them with petrol bombs on Friday morning.
- Last week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed a one in, one out migrant returns deal to curb people-smuggling, amid record crossings.
- About 200 migrants, including a family with a six-year-old boy and four-year-old girl, faced volleys of tear gas from grenade launchers as fires blazed and rocks flew for 20 minutes.
- Despite the heavy response, about 40 people boarded the dinghy after the coastguard handed out life jackets.
- With crossings at record levels, more than 22,500 people have crossed the English Channel this year, emphasizing border security challenges and ongoing complexity.
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