Man kills himself after throwing petrol bombs at Dover immigration centre, witness says

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A man threw petrol bombs attached with fireworks at a new Border Force immigration centre in Dover and then killed himself, a witness has said.

The alleged attacker, a white man in a striped top, drove up to the centre in a white Seat sports utility vehicle. He got out and threw three petrol bombs, one of which did not go off, according to a photographer for Reuters.

Police arrived minutes afterwards and cordoned off the area.

Local police and the Home Office were not immediately available to comment.