Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Summary
Far-right activist Daniel Thomas used a knife to damage an inflatable boat carrying rescued asylum seekers in the English Channel while a rescue worker was still onboard. The incident was recorded live and condemned by charities and police, who have made arrests related to the event and surrounding protests.Key Facts
- Daniel Thomas stabbed and slashed an inflatable dinghy in the Channel while a rescue worker was onboard.
- The dinghy carried recent asylum seekers crossing from France to the UK.
- The rescue worker was wearing safety gear and was on the dinghy when Thomas attacked it.
- Thomas livestreamed the incident to about 100,000 viewers.
- Police arrested six people for offenses including assaulting an emergency worker and trespassing.
- The rescued migrants had spent around 36 hours in the water in dangerous conditions before being rescued.
- Thomas leads a far-right nationalist group called Patriot Platform and organized protests against asylum seekers in Gosport, Hampshire.
- Asylum seekers were moved from Hampshire to Dover by Border Force boats instead of disembarking in Gosport.
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