GOP Office In U.P. Targeted In Molotov Attack

A 19-year-old Michigan resident in the Upper Peninsula has been formally charged after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at a republican committee headquarters.

Molotov Cocktail

If you thought a Molotov cocktail was a fancy drink you get when you go to the beach on vacation, you are wrong. A Molotov cocktail is very far from being a cool, refreshing drink to help you relax.

A Molotov cocktail is a hand-thrown incendiary weapon consisting of a breakable container filled with flammable substances and equipped with a fuse. The person using the cocktail will light the fuse and throw it, causing it to shatter on impact and catch fire.

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A Molotov cocktail is a dangerous weapon and has been used worldwide during protests and armed conflicts.

Molotov Cocktail Thrown At U.P. GOP Headquarters

According to Upper Michigan Source, 19-year-old Zayn Arcand has been charged with allegedly manufacturing and possessing an explosive and arson when he attempted to burn down the Dickinson County Republican Committee's office in Iron Mountain, Michigan.

Arcand was identified by a security camera that showed him throwing the bottle against the building. Arcand was questioned by police and admitted to making the Molotov cocktails in his driveway to send a message against the corruption.

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Authorities are investigating potential political motivations. Even the building's owners thought the same thing. The only silver lining to this story is that it happened on a Saturday, when the building is usually empty. The outcome could have been much worse if the Molotov cocktail had been thrown during the week.

Arcand will return to court in August.

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