North Carolina GOP Office Destroyed By Suspected Firebomb: “Nazi Republicans Get Out Of Town Or Else”

The Charlotte Observer reports:

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.” Police say the incident occurred when a bottle of flammable liquid was thrown through the front window of the office on Ja-Max Dr. “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. “This highly disturbing act goes far beyond vandalizing property; it willfully threatens our community’s safety via fire, and its hateful message undermines decency, respect and integrity in civic participation,” Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens said in a statement. “I believe I speak for the overwhelming majority of people … Acts like this have no place in our community.”

Inbox: North Carolina Republican Party Office Firebombed Overnight In Vicious Attack pic.twitter.com/8EEyxqpNWR

— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) October 16, 2016

Orange County Republican headquarters firebombed, arsonist writes "Nazi Republicans, leave town or else"https://t.co/1sYN3mqtXv #ncpol

— Colin Campbell (@RaleighReporter) October 16, 2016