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Hundreds of Migrants Attempt to Reach U.K. by Boat During Lockdown

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At least 227 migrants have been intercepted in two days as they tried to cross the English Channel to reach the U.K.

Eight boats carrying 145 people were stopped on Friday [May 8], the Home Office confirmed – a record for a single day. A further 82 were intercepted on Saturday [May 9].

Those picked up by Border Force officials said they were Iranian, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Syrian and Afghan nationals.

Read more at the BBC

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