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The suspect was found dead nearby after the incident at the immigration centre in Dover, police say.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: "I have expressed my concerns over security of the centre in Dover," she said. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Dover is an extremely busy and open port." Conservative Dover MP, Ms Elphicke, said she was "absolutely shocked and appalled" by the incident and that "tensions have been rising" over the numbers of migrants arriving in the town. Police had been called at 11.22 GMT on Sunday to The Viaduct, Dover, where the devices thrown by the suspect had started a fire.

Kent Police were called at 11.22am on Sunday to The Viaduct, where two to three incendiary devices had caused a fire. One minor injury was reported and the ...

“I understand that all the people who are at the centre are being looked after and precautions are being made for their safety.” “And indeed, I’d raised my concerns about that with the immigration minister earlier this week.” She said the motivation of the perpetrator is so far unknown, but the centre is “a well-known facility” where small boats arrive before people are taken to the Manston. She later told LBC radio: “I understand that the Dover immigration centre that is at the Port of Dover was firebombed with a number of devices, before an individual then committed suicide.” Natalie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover, said she was “deeply shocked”. The allegedly overcrowded facility left Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal “speechless” earlier this week.

A suspect was identified and located at a nearby petrol station where he was confirmed dead, Kent Police said.

“I understand that all the people who are at the centre are being looked after and precautions are being made for their safety.” “And indeed, I’d raised my concerns about that with the immigration minister earlier this week.” She said the motivation of the perpetrator is so far unknown, but the centre is “a well-known facility” where small boats arrive before people are taken to the Manston. She later told LBC radio: “I understand that the Dover immigration centre that is at the Port of Dover was firebombed with a number of devices, before an individual then committed suicide.” Natalie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover, said she was “deeply shocked”. The allegedly overcrowded facility left Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal “speechless” earlier this week.

The man is believed to have driven to the centre before exiting his vehicle and throwing three incendiary devices attached with fireworks.

The man is believed to have driven to the centre before exiting his vehicle and throwing three incendiary devices attached with The man is believed to have driven to the centre before exiting his vehicle and throwing three incendiary devices attached with fireworks Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called to the incident at 11.24am on Sunday to put out the fires after two or three devices were thrown at the centre.

Detectives are investigating the circumstances of the incident which took place on the morning of Sunday 30 October.

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Kent Police confirmed a man was found dead at a nearby petrol station following an arson attack at the centre. | ITV National News.

“It’s an absolutely dreadful situation that we have now at Dover,” she added. A further device was found and confirmed safe within the suspect’s vehicle. “I understand that all the people who are at the centre are being looked after and precautions are being made for their safety”. Two people have reported minor injuries from inside the property. She told LBC radio: “I understand that the Dover immigration centre that is at the Port of Dover was firebombed with the number of devices before an individual then committed suicide.” Natalie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover, said people at the Border Force migrant centre are being “looked after” following the “dreadful” attack.

Two or three "petrol bombs" were thrown by the suspect, who was later found dead at a petrol station.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Some say words I wouldn't put out on the media, and some say, you know, 'let's help these folks and at least make sure they're looked after'." Did you witness the attack? Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Do you have any information to share? Dover Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke said she was "deeply shocked" and said the situation on the ground was "concerning". [BBC website](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news) to submit your question or comment or you can email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). [devices thrown by the suspect had started a fire](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-63446683). Nigel Collor said residents were "horrified at the overall situation". "I know this is something that's been going on for a few years and if they stopped the boats coming in you wouldn't have the problem. Dover residents are "horrified" after a fire attack at a Border Force migrant centre at the port, a Kent county councillor says. Two or three devices - described as petrol bombs by a witness - were thrown by the suspect, who was found dead at a nearby petrol station on Sunday.

A man was seen laughing before he he threw three petrol bombs at a migrant processing centre at the Port of Dover before taking his own life, according to ...

Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing by Kent detectives." A further device was found and confirmed safe within the suspect’s vehicle. According to The Mirror,— multipolar world order !!🇳🇬🇷🇺🇳🇬🇷🇺 (@TobiAyodele) "I am being kept regularly updated by the police. tensions have been raised over the last week and yesterday we saw 990 arrivals." Gary Smith told the Sun: "I was walking over a nearby bridge and I could see him throwing the bombs. Two people have reported minor injuries from inside the property. Officers have reportedly not uncovered a motive for the attack yet. It is claimed the man then drove off and killed himself. It was crazy." She went on: "Last Sunday, just a week ago, we had an incident where two boats had arrived on the beach at Dover and the people who were in them... She said the attack was "absolutely dreadful" and said people at the centre were being looked after.

INCENDIARY devices have been thrown at a Border Force migrant centre in Dover. Kent Police were called at 11.22am on Sunday to The Viaduct, ...

“I understand that all the people who are at the centre are being looked after and precautions are being made for their safety.” “And indeed, I’d raised my concerns about that with the immigration minister earlier this week.” She said the motivation of the perpetrator is so far unknown, but the centre is “a well-known facility” where small boats arrive before people are taken to the Manston. She later told LBC radio: “I understand that the Dover immigration centre that is at the Port of Dover was firebombed with a number of devices, before an individual then committed suicide.” A Home Office spokesman said: “We are aware of an incident at Western Jet Foil, Dover, and police are in attendance. Two people inside the centre reported minor injuries and the site remained open, although 700 people were moved to Manston asylum processing centre in Kent for safety reasons during the initial stage of the investigation, police said.

Police are being urged to treat Sunday's petrol bomb attack on an immigration centre in Dover as a terrorist incident, amid growing concern that ...

The former Ukip leader, Nigel Farage, who has continued to play on fears about Channel crossings in regular video updates, blamed the Dover attack on a “complete and utter lunatic”. “Cracking down harder does not fix a system that traps people seeking refuge in destitution, keeps families apart for years and wrongly deports people, but it does stir up immigration as a political issue. This rhetoric shapes hostile public opinion and encourages the far right at a time when violent extremism is at a high. He said: “I don’t see how they can’t treat it as a terrorist incident. Photographs of the suspected attack showed a man releasing a plastic bottle taped to a lit firework on Dover harbour’s Western Jet Foil, where Border Force officers process people who have crossed the Channel in small boats. A property in High Wycombe was being searched on Monday as the investigation continued.

The suspect, who was found dead at a nearby petrol station after the Manston migrant-holding facility in Dover had petrol bombs thrown at it, ...

She said: “I live right on top of the immigration centre. "Officers have confirmed that the suspect, found deceased at a nearby petrol station, is a 66-year-old man from the High Wycombe area." One pension, who asked not to be named, blamed the incident on a lack of policing in the town. [fire](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fire) at the processing centre and a nearby petrol station. The attacker, a white man in a shirt, drove up to Western Jet Foil in Dover in a white SEAT sports utility vehicle. [Kent Police](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/kent-police) say they are working with [Thames Valley Police](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/thames-valley-police) to execute a warrant on a property.

The suspect was found deceased at a nearby petrol station and is suspected to have committed suicide.

He said it was a “breach of humane conditions”. [Kent Police](/topic/kent-police) said it was being assisted by [Thames Valley Police](/topic/thames-valley-police) in its probe of the attack [at The Viaduct on Sunday and that it had searched a property in the High Wycombe area.](/news/uk/dover-border-force-man-petrol-bombs-immigration-centre-kent-b1036270.html) “It's now vital to get a grip on the small boats crisis.

Kent Police confirmed the suspect was a 66-year-old man from the High Wycombe area.

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