UK Royal Air Force sends plane to help monitor migrant crossings
A view shows dinghies being stored at Dover harbour, in Dover/ LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Air Force has sent a maritime patrol aircraft to help support border control operations in the English Channel after an increase in migrants seeking to cross from France. Taking advantage of hot weather and calm sea conditions, hundreds of people have crossed the Dover Straits over the past week, many in overloaded rubber dinghies, a development described as "unacceptable" by British ministers. "The aircraft will track vessels and pass ...
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