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| Dover migrant centre: Man found dead near scene of fire attack | Dover migrant centre: Man found dead near scene of fire attack |
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| The fire at the Dover immigration centre was put out by the emergency services | The fire at the Dover immigration centre was put out by the emergency services |
| A man has been found dead after incendiary devices were thrown at a Home Office migrant centre in Dover. | A man has been found dead after incendiary devices were thrown at a Home Office migrant centre in Dover. |
| 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 shortly later. | |
| Another device found in the man's car was later made safe by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit. | Another device found in the man's car was later made safe by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit. |
| Two people who had been inside the centre suffered minor injuries in the attack. | Two people who had been inside the centre suffered minor injuries in the attack. |
| Kent Police, which is leading the investigation, is not currently treating the incident as terrorism. | |
| Home Secretary Suella Braverman described the attack as "distressing". | |
| A photographer with Reuters news agency who witnessed the incident reported a man had thrown petrol bombs with fireworks attached before taking his own life. | A photographer with Reuters news agency who witnessed the incident reported a man had thrown petrol bombs with fireworks attached before taking his own life. |
| Dover MP Nathalie Elphicke also said she understood the suspect had killed himself. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| Speaking to LBC radio, Ms Elphicke said the motivation of the perpetrator was so far unknown, but the centre is "a well-known facility" where small boats arrive before people are taken 20 miles away to the Manston asylum processing centre in Kent. | |
| The Dover site remained open but around 700 suspected migrants were moved to Manston - about 15 miles (24 km) away - for their safety during the initial stages of the police investigation. | |
| Migrants were at the immigration centre following the incident in Dover | Migrants were at the immigration centre following the incident in Dover |
| Posting to Twitter earlier, Ms Braverman said: "I am receiving regular updates on the situation. | Posting to Twitter earlier, Ms Braverman said: "I am receiving regular updates on the situation. |
| "My thoughts are with those affected, the tireless Home Office staff and police responding. We must now support those officers as they carry out their investigation." | "My thoughts are with those affected, the tireless Home Office staff and police responding. We must now support those officers as they carry out their investigation." |
| Watch: Police inspect vehicle at Dover migrant centre | Watch: Police inspect vehicle at Dover migrant centre |
| Watch: Police inspect vehicle at Dover migrant centre | Watch: Police inspect vehicle at Dover migrant centre |
| Conservative Dover MPMs Elphickesaid she was "absolutely shocked and appalled" by the incident and that "tensions have been rising" over the numbers of migrants arriving in the town. | |
| "I have expressed my concerns over security of the centre in Dover," she said. "I don't think this is the appropriate place for a migrant-receiving centre. Dover is an extremely busy and open port." | "I have expressed my concerns over security of the centre in Dover," she said. "I don't think this is the appropriate place for a migrant-receiving centre. Dover is an extremely busy and open port." |
| Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick - who visited the Manston facility on Sunday - said he was being updated on the incident by Kent Police. | |
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