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French police face human rights probe for popping inflatable migrant boat - while it was still on the beach

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French police face human rights probe for popping inflatable migrant boat - while it was still on the beach.

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French police are facing a human rights probe for popping an inflatable migrant boat before it set sail for Britain.

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Footage of the incident was circulated across social media, which appeared to show an officer using a knife to slash a rubber dinghy packed with migrants on a Calais beach.

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The standoff is believed to have occurred on Sunday morning, with no injuries reported during the incident.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, France-based migrant charity Utopia 56 has claimed the intervention from police was illegal and endangered the lives of those on board.

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