Lawless small boat migrants pelt French police with rocks while they slash their dinghy

Shocking new footage has shown wannabe small boat migrants attacking French police as they attempted to cross the English Channel.

Life jacket-clad migrants can be seen hurling projectiles at officers to try to keep them away from the large dinghy ready to launch from a beach.

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The video, released by the Home Office, shows police then deploying pepper spray to ward off the attackers.

Pushing them away, the officers then appear to slash the dinghy with a knife and put an end to that attempt to break into Britain.

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