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Two separate ballot drop box fires are being investigated by the FBI in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. Officials believe the incidents may be connected.

In Vancouver, officials said potentially “hundreds” of ballots were damaged. Police were called to the scene around 4 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 28. Officers said they found a “suspicious device” next to the box.

About a half an hour before the incident in Vancouver, the Portland Police Bureau responded to another ballot box fire. Security officers in the area put out the flames.

Officers say an incendiary device was placed inside the box, starting the fire. A fire suppressant that was also inside the box protected most of the ballots, except three that were damaged.

Investigators announced they believe the incidents and one other incident earlier this month in Vancouver are connected.

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