Man throws petrol bombs and fireworks at migrant centre then kills himself

The man launched the bombs before killing himself, it has been claimed (Picture: Twittter)
The man launched the bombs before killing himself, it has been claimed (Picture: Twittter)

A man has attacked a migrant centre with petrol bombs before killing himself, witnesses have claimed.

The man is said to have thrown the bombs with fireworks attached to them at a new British immigration border force centre in the Port of Dover.

The 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, the photographer said.

After the attack, the man tied an improvised noose around his neck attached to a metal pole and drove off, killing himself, the photographer said.

Police arrived minutes afterward and cordoned off the area.

Local police and Britain’s interior ministry were not immediately available to comment.

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