# Suspected smugglers face trial over France’s deadliest migrant tragedy

https://mins.news/en/item/50578

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-09 00:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/suspected-smugglers-on-trial-over-deadliest-migrant-tragedy-in-france?traffic_source=rss

> A Paris trial has opened against 14 men accused in connection with the 2021 Channel disaster, including manslaughter and facilitating illegal immigration as part of an organised gang. At least 27 migrants died after an overcrowded inflatable boat capsized; prosecutors say it was uncertified and unfit for open-sea navigation.

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