A “suspicious vehicle” was identified in connection with incendiary devices that set ballot boxes on fire

Security forces said on Monday, 28, that a “suspicious vehicle” had been identified in connection with incendiary devices that set fire to electronic voting machines in the US states of Oregon and Washington.

Surveillance footage captured a Volvo pulling up to a collection box in Portland, Oregon, shortly before nearby security personnel discovered a fire inside the box, Portland Police Department spokesman Mike Benner said at a briefing. of press.

The fire damaged three ballots, while authorities say a ballot box fire in Vancouver, Washington, today destroyed hundreds. According to police, the devices were attached to the outside of the ballot boxes.

Authorities said at a news conference in Portland that enough material had been recovered from the incendiary devices to show the two fires were connected.