UK far-right activist arrested after migrant boat slashed in English Channel

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A UK far-right activist was arrested for allegedly slashing a migrant boat in the English Channel. The incident marks a rise in confrontational tactics by anti-immigration agitators causing clashes with police and rescuers.

A far-right activist who had led protests against migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has been arrested for allegedly slashing a dinghy in the water, police said Thursday. The incident comes as agitators against immigration adopt a confrontational new tactic of trying to stop the boats landing on England’s shores, clashing with police and rescuers in the process. A video posted on Tuesday on social media appears to show Daniel Thomas, 37, taking a knife to an inflatable boat,...