DoverAn anti-migrant activist slashed an empty migrant dinghy mid-Channel.
It shows vigilante action against Channel crossings has moved onto open water in the UK.
Two lifeboats rescued the roughly 50 people who crossed from France before the activist livestreamed his knife attack on their empty boat.
Police confirmed no evidence any Channel migrant boat has ever been reused, contradicting the activist’s stated justification.
Hampshire police are investigating the video and the boat damage, while six protesters remain in custody.
How each outlet framed it
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- BBC leans critical
- documents activist's live-streamed knife attack (15k viewers), records French official presence
- News.com.au
Sources: BBC, News.com.au