Dover migrant centre: Man found dead near scene of fire attack - BBC

A antheral has been recovered dormant aft incendiary devices were thrown astatine a Home Office migrant centre successful Dover.

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 soon later.

Another instrumentality recovered successful the man's car was aboriginal made harmless by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit.

Two radical who had been wrong the centre suffered insignificant injuries successful the attack.

Kent Police, which is starring the investigation, is not presently treating the incidental arsenic terrorism.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman described the onslaught arsenic "distressing".

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.

Dover MP Nathalie Elphicke besides said she understood the fishy had killed himself.

Police had been called astatine 11.22 GMT connected Sunday to The Viaduct, Dover, wherever the devices thrown by the fishy had started a fire.

Speaking to LBC radio, Ms Elphicke said the information of the perpetrator was truthful acold unknown, but the centre is "a well-known facility" wherever tiny boats get earlier radical are taken 20 miles distant to the Manston asylum processing centre successful Kent.

The Dover tract remained unfastened but astir 700 suspected migrants were moved to Manston - astir 15 miles (24 km) distant - for their information during the archetypal stages of the constabulary investigation.

Posting to Twitter earlier, Ms Braverman said: "I americium receiving regular updates connected the situation.

"My thoughts are with those affected, the tireless Home Office unit and constabulary responding. We indispensable present enactment those officers arsenic they transportation retired their investigation."

Conservative Dover MPMs Elphickesaid she was "absolutely shocked and appalled" by the incidental and that "tensions person been rising" implicit the numbers of migrants arriving successful the town.

"I person expressed my concerns implicit information of the centre successful Dover," she said. "I don't deliberation this is the due spot for a migrant-receiving centre. Dover is an highly engaged and unfastened port."

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick - who visited the Manston installation connected Sunday - said helium was being updated connected the incidental by Kent Police.

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