Britain: Counter-terrorism probe into Molotov bar attack at migrant reception center in Dover

The counter-terrorism service has taken over the investigation into the Molotov cocktail attack that took place in Dover, southern England, at a migrant reception center on Sunday, Kent Police said.

Evidence from the investigation concluded that “this despicable attack” was likely motivated by “a form of hate” but at this stage did not necessarily meet the criteria to be labeled “terrorist,” counter-terrorism chief Ollie Wright said in a statement. which he issued.

According to police, the suspect who threw the bombs at the center was Andrew Leake, a 66-year-old man from High Wycombe, southern England.

A short time later he was found dead at a nearby gas station.

There is currently no indication that he had associates and “there is not believed to be a wider threat to the community of High Wycombe or Dover”, police added.

These facilities in Dover are the “first stop” for thousands of people who cross the Channel and are then sent on to other measures until their applications to stay in Britain are considered.

The government’s attitude towards immigration and asylum seekers remains a hot political issue. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been heavily criticized for calling the arrival of an asylum seeker on British soil an “invasion”.

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