Britain: A man threw petrol bombs at a migrant center and committed suicide – Watch video

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Almost 40,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year

A man threw petrol bombs laced with fireworks at a migrant reception and identification center in the port of Dover today and then killed himself, witnesses said.

The attacker threw three petrol bombs, one of which did not explode, a photographer said. He then went to a nearby petrol station and killed himself. Police arrived minutes later and cordoned off the area. The incident came after nearly 1,000 migrants arrived in the UK.

A Home Office spokesman said: “We are aware of an incident at Western Jet Foil, Dover and police are there. It would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.”
Government figures show almost 1,000 migrants arrived in the UK through the port yesterday after crossing the Channel.

Almost 40,000 migrants have reached the UK so far this year after attempting the perilous journey from France, crossing the world’s busiest sea lanes in dinghies and other small boats, figures show.

This is the highest number of arrivals in one day for several weeks, with more crossings taking place on Sunday morning. The highest number in a single day was on August 22, when 1,295 people arrived in the country.

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neill told MPs earlier this week that Manston was originally intended to hold between 1,000 and 1,600 people, but there were 2,800 people on site when he visited on Monday, with more expected to arrive.

Migrants must stay at the short-term detention facilities, which opened in January, for 24 hours while they undergo checks before being transferred to immigration detention centers or asylum accommodation – currently hotels.

A Home Office spokesman said: “The number of people arriving in the UK via small boats has reached record levels, putting our asylum system under incredible pressure and costing the British taxpayer millions of pounds a day.”

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