An attempt to firebomb Social Development Minister Anne Tolley's office to protest the TPP is likely to result in arrests, she says.
Early this morning a hole was smashed in reinforced glass at the front of her Whakatane office and two Molotov cocktails thrown inside.
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The tiled floor in the office prevented fire taking hold but the building has suffered extensive smoke damage. Graffiti was also scrawled on the wall outside.
Police were alerted to the damage just after 6am, and Ms Tolley is now at the office with staff. She told the Herald that the concerted attack meant the culprits were in the area for some time.