BBC on French beach as police slash migrant 'taxi-boat' heading to UK [View all]
Source: bbc
58 minutes ago
Andrew Harding
Ecault beach, south of Boulogne
French police have waded into shallow waters off a beach south of Boulogne and used knives to slash an inflatable small boat - packed with men, women and children - that was wallowing, dangerously, in the waves.
All those onboard clambered to safety as the boat collapsed in chaotic scenes.
The intervention was highly unusual.
French police usually follow strict rules that bar them from going into the sea in case they put lives at risk.
"Let's go in," said one of the gendarmes, pulling off his body armour, and taking out a small knife. His colleagues took their heavy armour off, too, placing equipment in the back of a nearby police car before rushing into the water.......................
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