Anti-migrant activist arrested over video of dinghy slashing
Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and endangering life after a video showed him slashing at a migrant boat in the English Channel. The incident occurred while a French coastguard official was on board, and the 50 migrants from the vessel had already been transported to Dover. Thomas, who has organized recent anti-migrant protests, remains in custody following the incident.
- ▪Daniel Thomas, a 37-year-old anti-migrant activist, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life.
- ▪The arrest followed live-streamed footage showing Thomas slashing at a boat in the English Channel that contained a French coastguard official.
- ▪Approximately 50 migrants from the damaged boat had already been taken to Dover for processing before the incident.
- ▪Thomas has previously organized anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth and founded the Patriot Platform to rally support for 'mass resistance'.
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Anti-migrant activist arrested over video of dinghy slashingImage source, Daniel Thomas/YouTubeImage caption, The police had been examining live-stream footage appearing to show Daniel Thomas slashing at a migrant boatByMaia DaviesPublished47 minutes agoAnti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has been arrested over a video appearing to show him slashing at a boat in the English Channel with a knife.Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said a 37-year-old man of no fixed abode had been arrested after a "boat that had an emergency responder on board" was damaged in the Channel.He was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life and endangering the safety of a ship on Wednesday.
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