SA: Baxter fires won't sway government policy: Downer
The federal government says asylum seekers who set fire to the Baxter detention centrewill face the full force of the law.
Foreign Minister ALEXANDER DOWNER says the overnight arson attacks by detainees atthe centre in South Australia's north won't alter the government's refugee policy.
He says if the fire's a result of an act of sabotage, then those who're responsiblefor it should face the full force of the law.
The Immigration Department says at least five separate fires were lit inside a compoundat the Baxter centre overnight.
The blazes destroyed 64 of 79 rooms and caused an estimated $2 million damage.
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KEYWORD: DETENTION FIRE DOWNER (ADELAIDE)
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