Comprehensive report from the British " Guardian " and the BBC (BBC) on the 30th, police confirmed that a man threw an petrol bomb at a newly established immigration processing center in Dover on Sunday and then died nearby.
According to a Reuters photographer who witnessed the incident, the suspect was a white man wearing a blue and white striped shirt who drove a white SUV to the near the facility and threw three petrol bombs, two of which exploded. Police said the suspect was found dead shortly afterwards at a nearby gas station.
A photo on site shows that he threw out a plastic bottle tied with fireworks with tape while driving, and the fireworks have been lit. A few minutes later, police arrived at the scene and blocked the nearby area. Video taken after the incident showed staff extinguishing flames from the exterior walls of the facility.
Kent County Local police issued a statement saying: "The police officer confirmed that a suspect came to the scene in a car and threw two to three arson devices inside and outside the facility. Two people in the facility were slightly injured. The suspect's identity was confirmed and was soon found at a nearby gas station and was confirmed dead."
British MP Natalie Elphicke from Dover said she learned that the suspect committed suicide.
Staff are extinguishing the flames on the exterior wall of the facility Source: Reuters
Police added in a statement: "Another device was found in the suspect's car and has been confirmed to be safe. The facility is still open, but to ensure safety in the early stages of the police investigation, about 700 migrants in shelter have been transferred to Manston." A spokesman for the British Ministry of Home Affairs said: "We have noticed the incident in Dover and the police have arrived at the scene. Further comments are not appropriate at this stage." The London Police Department said that their anti-terrorism officials were not involved in the investigation. The Guardian reported that Clare Moseley, founder of Care4Calais, a charity that provides assistance to refugees in Care4Calais, said she was worried that the recent remarks of British officials may be triggered by a factor in the attack.
Mosley said: "We see the escalation of hatred and threats towards our volunteers on social media. The remarks of this administration officials are shocking and divided. They call refugees in Calais illegal immigrants, despite a lot of evidence that they are real refugees and need help in urgent need." MP Erfik told the BBC that the motive for the attack is unclear, but because there are frequent small boats carrying immigrants across the English Channel and arrived at the site of the incident, which became "a well-known facility", and as the number of immigrants increases, "tensions are increasing."
"I have expressed my concerns about the security situation in this center in Dover," she said. "I don't think it's suitable as an immigration reception center. Dover is a very busy and open port."
(Editor: ZLQ)
