Incendiary devices thrown at Dover migrant centre - BBC

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Border Force centre occurrence successful Dover

Flammable devices person been thrown astatine a Border Force migrant processing centre successful Dover, Kent.

A antheral drove up to the centre and threw 3 petrol bombs, earlier sidesplitting himself, Reuters reported.

The occurrence astatine the centre connected The Viaduct was enactment retired astatine astir 11:25 GMT, Kent Fire and Rescue Service said.

Police could not corroborate the study that a antheral had died and inquiries are ongoing. One insignificant wounded was reported and the fishy has been identified.

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Migrants were astatine the migration centre pursuing the incidental successful Dover

A Kent Police spokesperson said constabulary had been called astatine 11:22 GMT.

"Officers established that 2 to 3 incendiary devices had been thrown into a Home Office migration premises," helium said.

At the scene

By Michael Keohan, BBC Radio Kent, Dover

The exigency work beingness inactive remains precise disposable astatine Dover, with the police, occurrence and Army each assisting with the probe into what happened soon aft 11:20 this morning.

Shakespeare Beach is inactive nether portion of the constabulary cordon, arsenic good arsenic the Jet Foil migration centre.

Locals who were drinking successful the Cinque Port pub told maine the country this greeting was "carnage and chaos".

An oculus witnesser said the fume "went good into the air, and the odor and sound was similar a warfare zone".

Police person told maine the cordon volition stay up until investigations person concluded and the country tin beryllium declared safe.

Nathalie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover, said she was "absolutely shocked and appalled" by the incident.

She said "tensions person been rising" implicit the numbers of migrants arriving successful the town. She said she had spoken to the migration curate pursuing the attack.

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

Home Office Minister Robert Jenrick said helium was being updated connected the incidental by Kent Police.

Earlier contiguous determination was a superior incidental astatine Dover.

I americium being kept regularly updated by the police.

My sympathies are with those progressive and my acknowledgment and admiration are with Kent Police and Border Force officers arsenic they spell astir their indispensable enactment to support america safe.

— Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick) October 30, 2022

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A Home Office spokeswoman said: "We are alert of an incidental astatine Western Jet Foil, Dover and constabulary are successful attendance.

"It would not beryllium due to remark further astatine this stage."

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