Crossings from northern France restarted this week after the longest pause of the year, and the first footage to come out of them shows a man wading toward a packed dinghy off Hardelot with a knife raised, shouting "I will kill you." Press Association video shows him in waist-deep water as a man aboard the boat tries to hit him, with French rescue boats hovering a short distance away, according to the PA's report.
The man drew his arm back and the knife went into the sea behind him. The PA's updated report says he then climbed aboard and the dinghy left; its first version said he did not appear to board. He has not been identified, and we could find no word from French or British authorities on whether he was stopped, arrested or reached England. Downing Street said it was not aware of the specific dinghy and that "we are not complacent."
The incident came on Friday, when 671 people in nine boats made the crossing after 263 in three boats on Thursday, according to the Home Office's daily figures. That is 934 people in two days, after zero arrivals on every day from Oct. 24 to 28. The year's total now stands at 21,869, per READ MORE AT SOURCE »
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