Russia blamed for bomb threats at polling sites in Georgia and other states
Russia was behind false bomb threats in Georgia and other states that briefly closed polling stations in some Democratic-leaning areas Tuesday, an escalation in tactics aimed at sowing fear and suppressing votes, federal and local officials said.
Russia blamed for bomb threats at polling sites across 5 swing states
Voting precincts in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Arizona were targeted with emailed threats ... to investigate the bomb hoaxes. Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, responded to Russia’s apparent role in the threats ...
Non-credible bomb threats against Atlanta-area polling places were from Russia, secretary of state says
Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at several Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday.
Election Day Bomb Threats: Swing States Face Threats Blamed On Russia—Here’s What We Know
Voting in multiple battleground states was disrupted on Tuesday as numerous polling places received death threats, many of which the FBI said it determined had ties to Russia, prolonging polling place hours and raising the specter of election interference.
Russia Blamed for Bomb Threat Hoaxes at Majority-Black Voting Sites in Georgia
Georgia’s secretary of state alleged Tuesday that Russia was behind dozens of hoax bomb threats that were called into voting precincts in the greater Atlanta area on Election Day.While the threats were determined to be a farce,
Live Election Updates: Bomb Threats Originating from Russia Temporarily Closed Georgia Polling Places
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FBI: Fake bomb threats sent to polling locations in several states are linked to Russia
Earlier on Tuesday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said there were some reported bomb threats to polling places in the state, but all were deemed non-credible and authorities were investigating. Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, said they received “multiple calls,” and the threats forced a brief closure of two polling places.
Hoax bomb threats linked to Russia target polling places in battleground states, FBI says
Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed on Tuesday at polling locations in five battleground states - Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania - as Election Day voting was underway,
Russia Denies Ties to US Election Bomb Threats at Swing State Polling Sites
"Unfortunately, when something bad happens, it is often claimed to be of Russian origin," a Russian official told Newsweek.
FBI, Georgia secretary of state blame polling place bomb threats on Russians
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed Tuesday a bomb threat was made against a polling place, but he said it was of Russian origin and not credible. Raffensperger later clarified in a subsequent press conference that the threat affected between five and seven precincts in multiple Georgia counties.
Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin report bomb threats originating in Russia on Election Day
And the FBI warned that faked video clips were circulating on the internet telling Americans to “vote remotely” because of a terrorist threat.
Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin report bomb threats originating in Russia as Americans cast ballots
In Fulton County, Ga., officials said they received multiple bomb threats, including two incidents that forced officials to ...
Fulton County Police Chief says they received 32 bomb threats to polling stations
Out of 177 polling places in Georgia’s Fulton County, 32 faced bomb threats on Election Day. Police Chief W. Wade Yates ...