# Far-right UK activist Daniel Thomas arrested after slashing dinghy

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 12:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/24/far-right-uk-activist-daniel-thomas-arrested-after-slashing-dinghy?traffic_source=rss

> British police arrested far-right anti-immigration activist Daniel Thomas after a livestream appeared to show him cutting an empty dinghy with a knife in the English Channel while a French coastguard official remained aboard. He is being held on suspicion of criminal damage intended to endanger life, endangering a ship and maritime-security offences.