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| Channel migrants: Six Iranians detained on Kent beach | Channel migrants: Six Iranians detained on Kent beach |
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| Six Iranian men have been detained on a beach in Kent after crossing the Channel in a dinghy. | |
| Border Force officers found the group with a rigid-hulled inflatable boat on a beach at Kingsdown, near Deal, at 07:30 GMT. | Border Force officers found the group with a rigid-hulled inflatable boat on a beach at Kingsdown, near Deal, at 07:30 GMT. |
| The Home Office said the migrants, now known to be Iranian nationals, had been given a medical assessment and transferred to immigration officials. | The Home Office said the migrants, now known to be Iranian nationals, had been given a medical assessment and transferred to immigration officials. |
| More than 220 people have attempted the crossing in small boats since November. | More than 220 people have attempted the crossing in small boats since November. |
| Home Secretary Sajid Javid has returned to the UK after cutting short a family holiday to deal with the rising number of migrant crossings, which he has declared a "major incident". | Home Secretary Sajid Javid has returned to the UK after cutting short a family holiday to deal with the rising number of migrant crossings, which he has declared a "major incident". |
| The people found off the Kent coast since November: | The people found off the Kent coast since November: |