Suspected smugglers on trial over deadliest migrant tragedy in France
Paris trial begins over deadly Channel tragedy, with 14 facing charges for manslaughter.
![French lawyer Matthieu Chirez (front 2L) arrives with relatives of victims for the trial of the 14 alleged smugglers over the deaths of 31 migrants in the English Channel in 2021 at the Judicial court in Paris, on September 8, 2026. [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/afp_6aa086d6befa-1788905174.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Paris trial begins over deadly Channel tragedy, with 14 facing charges for manslaughter.
![French lawyer Matthieu Chirez (front 2L) arrives with relatives of victims for the trial of the 14 alleged smugglers over the deaths of 31 migrants in the English Channel in 2021 at the Judicial court in Paris, on September 8, 2026. [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/afp_6aa086d6befa-1788905174.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







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