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Image source, Reuters/Peter Nicholls
The occurrence astatine the Dover migration centre was enactment retired by the exigency services
Dover residents are "horrified" aft a occurrence onslaught astatine a Border Force migrant centre astatine the port, a Kent region councillor says.
Two oregon 3 devices - described arsenic petrol bombs by a witnesser - were thrown by the suspect, who was recovered dormant astatine a adjacent petrol presumption connected Sunday.
Another instrumentality recovered successful the man's car was aboriginal made harmless by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit.
Nigel Collor said residents were "horrified astatine the wide situation".
The Conservative region councillor said: "I'd similar to spot them halt the boats coming across.
"I cognize this is thing that's been going connected for a fewer years and if they stopped the boats coming successful you wouldn't person the problem."
Watch: Police inspect conveyance astatine Dover migrant centre
Police were called astatine 11.22 GMT connected Sunday to The Viaduct, Dover, wherever the devices thrown by the fishy had started a fire.
A lensman with Reuters quality bureau who witnessed the incidental reported a antheral had thrown petrol bombs with fireworks attached earlier taking his ain life.
Two radical who had been wrong the centre suffered insignificant injuries successful the attack.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman described the onslaught arsenic "distressing".
Kent Police, which is starring the investigation, said it was not presently treating the incidental arsenic terrorism.
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