Footage shows clash with French police on beach as dinghy tries to leave for UK
Film emerges as France says it has stopped 185 small boat ‘events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UK Footage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities tried to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK. Men wearing lifejackets appear to throw objects at the police to try to keep them away from their dinghy. The officers then use
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- 21 Aug 2026, 08:34 UTC
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- Publisher
- The Guardian
- Country
- England / United Kingdom
- Source published
- 21 Aug 2026, 08:05 UTC
- Source updated
- No update timestamp supplied
- Byline
- Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
- Section
- Immigration and asylum
Film emerges as France says it has stopped 185 small boat ‘events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UK Footage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities tried to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK. Men wearing lifejackets appear to throw objects at the police to try to keep them away from their dinghy. The officers then use
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Footage shows clash with French police on beach as dinghy tries to leave for UK
Film emerges as France says it has stopped 185 small boat ‘events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UK Footage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities tried to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK. Men wearing lifejackets appear to throw objects at the police to try to keep them away from their dinghy. The officers then use
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Footage shows French police clashing with people on beach as they try to leave in small boat
Film emerges as France says it has prevented 185 ‘small boat crossing events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UK Footage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities attempted to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK. Men wearing lifejackets appear to throw objects at the police to try to keep them away from their dinghy. The off
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- #785
- Observed
- 21 Aug 2026, 09:04 UTC
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