Incendiary Devices Behind String of Ballot Box Fires Emblazoned With ‘Free Gaza’ Message 

Officials are investigating whether several attacks on ballot boxes across the Pacific Northwest were committed by anti-Israel activists.

KGW8 via AP
In this image made from a video provided by KGW8, authorities investigate smoke pouring out of a ballot box on Monday at Vancouver, Washington. KGW8 via AP

A recent string of ballot box fires in the Pacific Northwest may have been committed by anti-Israel protesters after the message “Free Gaza” was found on the incendiary devices used in the attacks. 

The most recent ballot box blitzes occurred on Monday morning between 3a.m. and 4a.m. in Portland, Oregon and 15 miles away in Vancouver, Washington. The attacks are believed to be connected to an earlier incident that also took place in Vancouver.

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