![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/border-officials-warn-of-copycat-attacks-following-centre-bombing/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TELEMMGLPICT000314638023_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqRQ0aJoQj5FX45KYe47MsqKJ3Jo67q-CRNTzUr0x7H68.jpeg&description=Border officials have warned of the potential for "copycat" attacks following an incident at the Tug Haven migrant processing facility in Dover, Kent, where a man threw three petrol bombs at the centre before killing himself. Lucy Moreton, professional officer at the ISU, the union for borders and customs, said that it was a "frightening" time at the Manston processing centre in Thanet, Kent, where asylum seekers have been crammed into overcrowded conditions. "Absolutely," she told BBC Radio 4's Today. "The members are reporting real concerns, not only that there could be a copycat attack, or that may have been part of a broader programme - although that appears unlikely - but certainly it could be copied. "There have been a lot of drones flying over the site in the last 24 hours, there's a lot of tensions on the site - the migrants are very keen to be moved on to get their freedom back," she added. "Staff face on a daily basis sit-down protests, being chanted at, being shouted at, and constant searches going on, improvised weapons are always being found - it's a really frightening time for the staff and no prison in the UK has over 4,000 people uncontained, face to face with those who are responsible for controlling them - that's an utterly unsustainable proposition." Asked whether all of the asylum seekers onsite are genuine, she said: "The problem is when it takes us so long to make that decision...we've got to treat everyone who claims asylum as if they qualify until we know they don't and when it takes so long to make that decision it's just impossible." Her comments follow remarks from Home Secretary Suella Braverman yesterday in a Commons statement where she referred to the presence of migrants as an "invasion", language widely condemned by refugee charities. Ms Moreton said that Mrs Braverman may not have blocked the booking of more hotels to house migrants as has been alleged "but certainly the issue is that there is no hotel space available - we've not had){kind=link}
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Border officials have warned of the potential for “copycat” attacks following an incident at the Tug Haven migrant processing facility in Dover, Kent, where a man threw three petrol bombs at the centre before killing himself.
Lucy Moreton, professional officer at the ISU, the union for borders and customs, said that it was a “frightening” time at the Manston processing centre in Thanet, Kent, where asylum seekers have been crammed into overcrowded conditions.
“Absolutely,” she told BBC Radio 4’s Today.
“The members are reporting real concerns, not only that there could be a copycat attack, or that may have been part of a broader programme – although that appears unlikely – but certainly it could be copied.