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10:39 EDT, 30 January 2021
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Five men have been arrested over the riot at an ex-army barracks that was torched by angry asylum seekers in a row over conditions.
A 31-year-old was taken into custody after allegedly assaulting a security guard last night and a further four men were arrested in connection with the blaze this morning, police said.
The force added that there were no serious injuries caused by the fire, but there was a significant amount of damage inflicted on one part of the site.
Priti Patel strongly condemned the unrest at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, and police launched a probe after the disturbance.
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ACTIVISTS threw fake blood at the gates of Napier Barracks last Thursday – in protest against the conditions in which hundreds of asylum seekers are being forced to live.
An anonymous group of human rights activists has dressed in white boiler suits and masks and erected posters addressed to Home Secretary Priti Patel outside what was once a military camp in Folkestone, Kent.
The fake blood has been thrown, they say, ‘to send a clear message to Priti Patel and to the Home Office’. The boards read: ‘Protect human rights. Close Napier now. Priti Patel, there will be blood on your hands. #SolidaritywithNapier.’