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A witness reported a man had thrown petrol bombs with fireworks attached
Counter-terrorism police have taken on the investigation into a firebomb attack at a Dover immigration centre.
Two or three devices - described as petrol bombs by a witness - were thrown by a man who was later found dead at a nearby petrol station on Sunday.
Police identified the man as Andrew Leak, 66, from High Wycombe.
A search warrant at a property in the town found "a number of items of interest", Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) said.
Head of CTPSE Ch Supt Olly Wright said there was nothing to suggest the man was working alongside anyone else, and there was no wider community threat.
"This was a traumatic incident for everyone involved," he said.
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