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A CAR CHASE between Belgian police and suspected people smugglers today left several injured in a morning of chaos on a northern French motorway, official sources said.
At least three road accidents, one of them fatal, were reported on the A16 motorway near Dunkirk and Calais on the northern French coast — jumping-off points for many migrants and refugees trying to reach Britain.
The first was a minor crash around 5.40am, in which no one was badly injured.
But shortly afterwards, a police chase reached the scene and led to a more serious crash.
France Bleu reports shots were fired before Belgian police began their chase, but officials did not confirm this.
Injuries
Four people had fled across the nearby Belgian border after police tried to check their car at a parking area known to be used by smugglers.
All four people in the suspect car were injured in the crash, two of them seriously. Police said they were foreigners, but gave no more details. The Dunkirk prosecutor said one had identified himself as Iraqi.
The prosecutor said police had been alerted by drivers after the men were seen trying to smuggle people aboard lorries in the parking area.
“They fit the classic profile of smugglers,” the prosecutor said.
As traffic backed up along the motorway, yet another accident was reported shortly afterwards, and local authorities said a motorcyclist had been killed after colliding with a heavy goods lorry.
- © AFP 2016.
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He can speak 7 languages. Trump can speak nearly one.
@Paul Furey: He has an infant level understanding of English. And that’s being kind.
@Paul Furey: Speaking multiple languages isn’t necessarily a sign of intelligence. Melania is hailed a ‘genius’ for being able to understand several languages, but so can my 4 year old.
@bopter: I am well aware of that….it was the necessary talent to select to poke even more fun at Trump. I could have mentioned his first class honours and trump ordering schools not to reveal his or the fact that he plays the concert pianist and trump uses crayons….but I deemed the languages the funniest. And thanks for ruining the gag :)
@Paul Furey:
Sorry to disappoint, but he’s another self-serving Corporate Dem sell out, who is sucking up to the Israel lobby too. Zero integrity. Similar, but worse than Obama.
Seriously, I think last count there were 13 Democratic candidates. Do they really want to lose it and leave us stuck with Trump for another painful 4 years. How are they going to get this down to one credible candidate ??
@Declan Moran: not a chance that USA will elect an openly gay person
@Declan Moran: last time the Republicans had at least 10 runners before its whittled down.
I’ll admit 13 is a lot, but after one round of debate in the DNC, it should be down to 5 or so.
Better the Dems have more than less, imagine if there was only Bernie – Hillary would fancy her chances again.
@SFNutters: or a woman
@Declan Moran: there were 17 candidates in the 2016 Republican primaries
@Declan Moran: Surely a wide field of choice at the beginning is a good thing?
The debates and the public will narrow down to the real contenders. If it wasn’t for such a wide field in the past the US may have missed out on unlikely winners such as Obama. He wasn’t exactly the obvious choice at the beginning.
@Declan Moran: 13 candidates is quite a low number for Republicans.
The breakout star. The journal is so funny. So what has this Democrat done for Ireland. Zero.
Trump has created employment here.
MAGA
@Dathi O Nualláin: No he hasn’t. It was on the back of a global upturn and….wait for it…..Obama’s policies. Look at the jobs hes destroying thanks to the likes of his tariff war. And now the global economy is heading down again.
@Paul Furey: which policies, no spoofing
@Paul Furey: which policies, no spoofing trump owns a golf course here and employes people in Ireland, thats got nothing to do with obama
Maybe in 50 years when they catch up on the rest of us.
The poor democrats still living in the bubble. I think they have no understanding of people outside of the major cities. Most people only care about where their next dollar is coming from and no token president is going to give them that
Would make a good vice president for any of the major candidates. So would Beto though. But then I’m thinking of what makes traditional presidential material. Trump has lowered the bar so far that they are both over qualified for the job comparitively.
@Edmund Murphy: can you imagine every future POTUS when they get caught out ….”trump was worse”.
a centrist clown to distract from Bernie Sanders. The american press have been playing hit job after hit job on him. the DNC hate him but the people love him.
@Carlin Ite: and these assertions are based on?
@Carlin Ite: Saunders missed his chance in 2016 or more accurately, the Democrats stabbed him in the back in 2016. Saunders support in 2016 was based largely on the youth vote and they are deserting him in their droves this time around. Americans will not vote for a hard left candidate in 2020.
Yawn… just a reminder, it is April 2019…
Not a snowballs chance in hell. The Democrats are really scraping the barrel now.
Boot-Edge-Edge? Maybe from his perspective, not how it’s actually pronounced in Malta however.. Its more like But-eh-jeech
More important question is “who cares”
Very impressive and articulate guy. However sadly I don’t think the states is ready for a gay president.
@John McSweeney: It would be fun to watch the religious nutters heads exploding.
@Paul Furey: similar to how the blinkered liberals are fretting over Trump? It’s a never ending circus
Maltese name ?
I like the cut of this guys gib but the fact is that America is not ready for a gay president and in the unlikely event that he got the democrat nomination Trump would wipe the floor with him. Fun fact: His home town of South Bend Indianna is the home of the famous Notre Dame University. Fighting Irish and all that. Its the only thing it has going for it as otherwise its a dump.
Please just anyone who isn’t 80 or with skeletons in the closet.
When he puts the “Boot” in there will surely be a double “edge” to his comments!!!!!!
Bill Maher had him on his show a good few months ago now…
@TamuMassif2019: Bill Maher knows a thing or two
@Bridget O’Hanlon: He is ok but he does play his hand too much with left issues that make some touch on conspiracy threads but he is enjoyable even if I don’t always agree with him…
Only 1 half decent candidate in the Democrat race for the Presidency- BERNIE Sanders..
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