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France: Child Afghan War Refugee Dies Attempting Border Crossing

HeadlineSep 19, 2016

In France, a 14-year-old Afghan War refugee died in a hit-and-run incident as he attempted to board a moving truck bound for Great Britain. Charity workers at the Calais refugee camp near the English Channel say the boy had a legal right to travel to Britain, but months of delay in processing his paperwork led him to attempt to stow away on a trip through Channel Tunnel. The boy, whose name is not being released, was at least the 13th person to die near the port this year and the third child. Click here to see our full report from France’s largest refugee camp, the Calais “Jungle.”“:http://www.democracynow.org/2015/12/9/i_dont_want_to_die_this.

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