The headquarters of the Republican Party in New Mexico in Booskirk were damaged early Sunday morning He described the party as “a deliberate act of intentional burning.”
Albuqueque Fire Rescue confirmed that he was sent to the party headquarters before 6 am to report on the Haykal fire, which was controlled within five minutes. No civilian or firefighters were reported.
Lieutenant Jason Figger, a fire department spokesman, said on Sunday that the fire burned the entrance to the main headquarters and left smoke damage throughout the building.
He emphasized that the administration, the Federal Investigation Office, the alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives were investigating the fire as a work of intentional burning.
A spokeswoman for the FBI confirmed that she was investigating, but she said she could not provide further details because the investigation was continuing. ATF did not immediately respond to requests to obtain information on Sunday.
The Boukirk Police Department confirmed that the federal authorities were investigating, but they did not provide any other information, including whether the arrests were made.
In a statement, the Republican Party in New Mexico said that the fire was “not an isolated accident” and was accompanied by the messages drawn with spraying “= kkk”.
In recent months, ICE, the migration of the United States and the enforcement of customs has published agents all over the country to implement what the Trump administration described as a new and more aggressive effort Targeting illegal immigration And to provide a major campaign to carry out mass deportations.
The Democratic Party in New Mexico said on Sunday that it condemned “any sabotage in the Republican Party at the New Mexico headquarters as much as possible.”
The state’s Democratic Party added: “We confirm a firm belief that this type of action has no place at all in our democracy, and that peaceful discourse and organization are the only ways to deal with political differences in our country.” “We hope that an official will be found and hold responsibility.”
Amy Barilla, head of the Republican Party in New Mexico, said on Sunday that the alarm system at the party headquarters had left around one in the morning, about four hours before the fire began.
There was a A separate bomb threat and Other sabotage works She said at the headquarters in recent years.
A former Republican candidate for the House of Representatives was convicted in New Mexico this month Employ people to shoot homes Of the Democratic officials in the Boukirk in 2022 and 2023.
“We are completely condemning violence,” Mrs. Parilla said. “It doesn’t matter where you come.”
She said that the party “felt comfortable deeply because it did not harm anyone what could have been a tragic and deadly attack.”
