WorldFrench court jails six men for manslaughter over Channel mass drowning

A Paris court sentenced six men to between six and 10 years for manslaughter over the November 2021 sinking of an inflatable boat in the Channel, which killed at least 27 people. Seven others received convictions for lesser smuggling offences, while one man was acquitted; four people remain missing.

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