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Protesters besiege French embassy after police cause Chaos by blocking Calais convoy

by Lamiat Sabin and Ben Stevenson

ORGANISERS of an aid convoy made up of around 250 vehicles protested outside the French embassy in London over the weekend after authorities refused them entry to France.

The convoy, organised by campaign groups including the People’s Assembly (PA) and Stop the War Coalition, was separated from traffic and held at Dover.

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