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Thirteen children found in shipping container

It's very unusual for humans to be smuggled in containers.

Tony Smith, former head of the UK Border Force

Thirteen children aged between one and 12 were among those found in a shipping container at Tilbury Docks, Essex Police have said, the eldest person was 72.

The group of 35, who arrived on a ship from Belgium on Saturday, are Sikhs from Afghanistan, the police confirmed. This morning we spoke to Tony Smith, former head of the UK Border Force.

One of the group was found dead, four others remain in hospital

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