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Anti-Immigration Protesters Block Migrant Transfer in Southern England

From Le Temps · () French

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  • Hundreds of anti-immigration protesters gathered in Portsmouth overnight to try to stop the transfer of migrants who had crossed the English Channel by small boat.
  • The protest followed a blockade at the port of Dover, while police deployed a large presence around Portsmouth’s Eastney marina.
  • French authorities said a boat carrying 140 people had left an area west of the Bay of Seine for England.

Hundreds of anti-immigration protesters gathered overnight in Portsmouth, southern England, in an attempt to prevent the transfer of migrants who had arrived across the English Channel in a small boat.

The gathering came a day after anti-migrant protesters also blocked the port of Dover. Local police said they deployed a substantial operation around Eastney marina after a vessel crossed the Channel and arrived there.

Earlier that morning, the French prefecture for the Manche and North Sea said a boat carrying 140 people had left an area west of the Bay of Seine bound for England. The Portsmouth protest followed the boat’s arrival and focused on blocking access points used for the transfer.

after the arrival of a vessel that had crossed the English Channel

· Local policePolice explained why they deployed a large operation around Eastney marina in Portsmouth.
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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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