{"id":371985,"date":"2026-08-21T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-footage-shows-french-police-slashing-a-small-boat-to-stop-migrants-from-crossing-the-channel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:00:19","slug":"new-footage-shows-french-police-slashing-a-small-boat-to-stop-migrants-from-crossing-the-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/new-footage-shows-french-police-slashing-a-small-boat-to-stop-migrants-from-crossing-the-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"New footage shows French police slashing a small boat to stop migrants from crossing the Channel."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lped9cXjPy0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"New footage shows French police slashing a small boat to stop migrants from crossing the Channel.\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lped9cXjPy0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In the footage shared by the Home Office, people wearing life jackets appeared to retaliate by reaching for the ground and grabbing stones off the beach to throw, as they tried to keep police away from their vessel. 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