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  "id": 6284865,
  "title": "Trial opens in France over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/trial-opens-in-france-over-deadliest-channel-migrant-crossing-disaster",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T14:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/trial-opens-france-over-deadliest-channel-migrant-crossing-disaster"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Fourteen people suspected of links to trafficking networks went on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of at least 31 people including a seven-year-old child in the Channel in 2021, the deadliest accident involving asylum seekers trying to reach the English coast. The defendants are accused of playing a role in the sinking in which 27 people were confirmed to have died when their inflatable…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Suspected migrant smugglers go on trial in Paris over mass drowning in Channel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/suspected-migrant-smugglers-go-on-trial-in-paris-over-mass-drowning",
        "published": "2026-09-08T12:14:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Trial opens in France over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/trial-opens-in-france-over-deadliest-channel-migrant-crossing-disaster-6286277",
        "published": "2026-09-08T14:03:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Fourteen go on trial over deadliest Channel small boats disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/fourteen-go-on-trial-over-deadliest-channel-small-boats-disaster",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:24:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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