Hoax bomb threats made to dozens of polling locations in swing states
Hoax bomb threats targeting polling places and election offices briefly disrupted voting in five battleground states, with the FBI saying the threats in four of those states came from Russian email domains.
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.
Bomb Threats Force States to Extend Polling Hours in Some Locales
The bomb threats in many states throughout the U.S. on Election Day may not have been real, but their effects were. Voting hours in at least five states where the treats occurred were extended, per The Hill, as the FBI attributed the discredited threats to Russia. Around seven polling locations in Georgia were targeted with bomb threats.
The FBI says Russian emails are sending fake bomb threats to polling stations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning that fake bomb threats are being emailed to US polling locations in multiple states that “appear to originate from Russian email domains.”
Bomb Threats at Georgia Voting Sites May Have Come From Russia: FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation indicated that Russia may be responsible for a wave of noncredible bomb threats at polling places. “The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states,
US election: FBI warns of bomb threats from Russia
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has warned of bomb threats at polling stations in multiple US states on Election Day. The FBI said none of the bomb threats were credible but many appeared to originate from Russia.
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FBI warns of hoax bomb threats from Russia at US voting sites
The FBI warned of bomb threats at polling stations in "multiple" US states on a tense Election Day, adding that none were credible but many appeared to originate from Russia.
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The FBI said on Tuesday fake bomb threats have been made to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains. "None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far,
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