For clarification, no confirmation there were completed absentee ballots in burned NCGOP office, so I'm deleting that tweet.
— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) October 16, 2016
The Republican headquarters in Orange County, North Carolina has reportedly been firebombed.
Republican HQ in Orange County firebombed, GOP officials say https://t.co/LzGGcRtjnj
— The Charlotte Observer (@theobserver) October 16, 2016
BREAKING NEWS: GOP HQ in Hillsborough firebombed overnight. GOP ExD calls it 'political terrorism.' https://t.co/myW7fo47Ik #NCPOL #CharObs
— Jim Morrill (@jimmorrill) October 16, 2016
Here are more details, courtesy of the Charlotte Observer:
Hillsborough police are investigating an apparent firebombing of the Orange County Republican headquarters, an incident that one state GOP official called an act of “political terrorism.”
“The office itself is a total loss,” said Dallas Woodhouse, executive director of state GOP. “The only thing important to us is that nobody was killed, and they very well could have been.”
Police said the words, “Nazi Republicans get out of town or else” were spray painted on the side of an adjacent building.
Orange County is just west of Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina. We will stay on top of this story and report any developments as they come forward.
Update:
Here are some photos of the destruction released by the North Carolina GOP of Orange County.
Some of the photos released by NC GOP of Orange County HQ bombing. #ncpol pic.twitter.com/fxd6tCC5yH
— Rowan Politics (@RowanPolitics) October 16, 2016
The North Carolina Republican Party has now sent these tweets concerning the violence.
Last night the Orange County Republican Party in NC was viciously fire bombed. #ncpol pic.twitter.com/TayJcdMMX1
— NCGOP (@NCGOP) October 16, 2016
Spray painted on the side of the OCGOP when it was fire bombed "Nazi Republicans leave town or else" pic.twitter.com/gvduwIpjMw
— NCGOP (@NCGOP) October 16, 2016
NBC political reporter Alexandra Jaffe reports that some completed absentee ballots may have been burned.
https://twitter.com/ajjaffe/status/787754817061916672
Update (5:06): Jaffe deleted her tweet above and clarified:
For clarification, no confirmation there were completed absentee ballots in burned NCGOP office, so I'm deleting that tweet.
— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) October 16, 2016
And:
I asked if there were completed ballots, she said "I don't know—there may have been, I'll check." Don't think she knew protocol
— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) October 16, 2016
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