Two men from Sudan, aged 19 and 22, and a third 22-year-old suspect from south Sudan are being questioned over the tragedy, the National Crime Agency said.They were arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the UK illegally.The 55 surviving boat passengers have already been interviewed and are expected to be spoken to further in the coming days.Three men, a woman and a girl died in the incident, according to the French coastguard.
Some 49 people were rescued but 58 others refused to leave the boat and continued their journey towards the UK, the coastguard said in a statement, with several other boats later embarking on the crossing.Read more: Former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field dies aged 81 Home Office figures show 402 people made the journey in seven boats that same day after an eight-day break in activity in the Channel. This suggests there was an average of about 57 people per boat.
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