'Incendiary devices' found at Quebec construction site for Northvolt EV battery plant

Northvolt Security — Security guards the entrance to the construction site of the new EV battery plant, Northvolt, in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, east of Montreal, Quebec, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. The company behind the project for a major plant for electric vehicle batteries in Quebec says "homemade bombs" were found at the construction site east of Montreal. (CANADIAN PRESS)

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The Canadian Press

May 07, 2024 12:22 PM

A company building a major factory for electric vehicle batteries in Quebec says incendiary devices were found Monday morning at its construction site east of Montreal, in what is the latest act of alleged vandalism against the project.

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