According to the BBC
Flammable devices have been thrown at a Border Force migrant processing centre in Dover, Kent.
A man drove up to the centre and threw three petrol bombs, before killing himself, Reuters reported.
The fire at the centre on The Viaduct was put out at about 11:25 GMT, Kent Fire and Rescue Service said.
Police did not confirm the report that a man had died and inquiries are ongoing, A motive for the attack has not been given.
Nathalie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover, said she understood the attacker had killed himself.
A Kent Police spokesman said police had been called at 11:22 GMT. One minor injury was reported and the suspect has been identified.
“Officers established that two to three incendiary devices had been thrown into a Home Office immigration premises,” the spokesman said.
The investigation is being led by Kent Police and not counter-terrorism officers.
Emergency service presence still remains very visible at Dover, with the police, fire, and Army all assisting with the investigation into what happened shortly after 11:20 this morning.
Locals who were drinking in the Cinque Port pub told me the scene this morning was “carnage and chaos”.
An eyewitness said the smoke “went well into the air, and the smell and noise was like a war zone”.
Police have told me the cordon will remain up until investigations have concluded and the area can be declared safe.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: “We are aware of an incident at Western Jet Foil, Dover and police are in attendance.
“It would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.”
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