# Fourteen stand trial over deadliest English Channel crossing

https://mins.news/en/item/50345

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-08 20:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/8/fourteen-on-trial-over-deadliest-english-channel-crossing-on-record?traffic_source=rss

> Fourteen men are being tried over the deaths of 31 migrants who drowned while attempting to cross the English Channel in 2021. The defendants are allegedly connected to people-smuggling networks and face charges including manslaughter and facilitating illegal immigration.

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