Each device likely contained a coffee-cup amount of thermite, he said. The FBI at this time hasn’t linked the three ballot box arsons to any other arson attempts involving thermite, Olson said.
The suspect behind a string of ballot drop box arson incidents in Vancouver and Portland in October used thermite as part of the incendiary devices that they used to start the fires, FBI officials ...
The devices used to spark three ballot drop box fires in the Pacific Northwest during the 2024 election were made of a ''very volatile mix'' of thermite and scrap metal, FBI agents said Thursday.