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Fears mount for hundreds of missing refugee children in UK

Thursday, 21 April 2016 2:28 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 21 April 2016 2:25 AM ]

A man walks among pieces of taken down shelters after the dismantling of the southern part of the so-called "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, northern France, on March 16, 2016. AFP

Amina Taylor
Press TV, London

The fallout continues after a special investigation revealed that hundreds of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children disappeared in 2015 from care facilities across the UK. It is feared that the UK’s care system is not designed to adequately safeguard these youngsters and that the figures represent a fraction of the true number. Press TV's Amina Taylor has spoken with a charity at the forefront of the fight to ensure these children do not remain in the clutches of unscrupulous traffickers.

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