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British family plead with French authorities to release body of relative who died in the Channel

British family plead with French authorities to release body of relative who died in the ChannelWorldPing

Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life in April A British family is pleading with French authorities to release the body of a relative that officials have held for five months after he died in the Channel in April.

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