French authorities told to 'significantly ramp up their efforts' after five die. They were pictured using tear gas to disperse migrants on the beach in DunkirkA French policeman slashes an inflatable dinghy filled with migrants in images showing a dramatic escalation of force against people smugglers.
However, despite attempts to stop the boat by slashing it open, the police ultimately failed, when another dinghy arrived just 15 minutes later. French police launch tear gas to disperse migrants to prevent them from boarding a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel, on the beach of Gravelines, near Dunkirk
READ MORE: Some of the five migrants killed trying to get to Britain were CRUSHED to death on board the tiny boat: French investigators say some victims suffocated while others drowned Advertisement 'There was certainly widespread disgust across the various police forces about what happened last Tuesday – the thought that a gang could have used lethal violence to get a place on a boat is incredibly worrying.
An Interior Ministry source based in northern France told the Mail: 'There have been accusations that the police have been holiding back when dealing with the smuggling gangs' READ MORE: Rwanda flights will continue 'indefinitely' until the small boats are stopped, James Cleverly says She added: 'I had tried to be at the front, but after I fell in the water I sat on the edge of the boat and didn't go towards the other end - that's where people were fighting.
This comes as dozens of migrants were intercepted crossing the Channel today - the first day of arrivals since five people died attempting the journey on Tuesday Advertisement 'He's been extremely outspoken about the situation, and police are clearly responding to what is going on, by taking a more robost approch to this issues.'
The pair were bailed into the care of social services and will next appear in the youth court on April 30. Migrants board a small boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel, on the beach of Gravelines, near Dunkirk, northern France on April 26A migrant reacts as a French police officer stands by ready to puncture the boat with a knife to prevent migrants from embarking in an attempt to cross the English Channel
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