People smugglers launch 'full-frontal assault' across miles of French coast as 700 migrants attempt Channel crossing

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500 illegal migrants have crossed the English Channel so far today, GB News can confirm.The migrants reached UK waters after people smugglers launched a wave of 11 migrant boats from a huge stretch of coastline.GB News can confirm boats were pushed out from beaches in Belgium down to the French port of Dieppe, around 130 miles further south.Up to four more migrant boats are still in French waters heading for the UK.

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People smugglers launch 'full-frontal assault' across miles of French coast as 700 migrants attempt Channel crossing.

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People smugglers have launched a "full-frontal assault" across a wide stretch of French coast, pushing at least 700 illegal migrants out into the English Channel.After weeks of sending migrant boats to sea from much further down the French coast, criminal gangs have changed their tactics again.This morning, they launched a huge surge of boats from Dunkirk in the north, to Dieppe, a hundred miles south, in an effort to overwhelm French police patrols.GB News has counted at least 10 migrant boat launches since the early hours.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say More than 300 illegal immigrants have already reached UK waters.At least 400 others are still in French waters attempting to cross.One maritime security source told GB News: "What we're seeing here is a full-frontal assault by the criminal gangs."For weeks, they've been frustrated by increased police patrols, hampering their ability to launch boats from their regular push-off points around Calais and Dunkirk."That's forced a switch...

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