The FBI announced that polling stations located in several American states were the subject of bomb threats on Tuesday, sent in emails “many of which appear to come from Russian domains”.
American polling stations were the targets of bomb threats “in several states, many of which appear to come from Russian domains”, announced the FBI on Tuesday, November 5, in the middle of the presidential election day in the United States.
“None of these threats have been deemed credible so far,” the federal police authority said in a statement, recalling that “election integrity” is “its top priority.”
“We encourage the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to local or state law enforcement, or to provide information to the FBI,” the statement said.
Two offices targeted in Georgia
Earlier in the day, two polling stations were briefly evacuated in Georgia after five bomb threats which turned out to pose no danger, according to information from American media CNN.
“We were able to identify the source: it came from Russia,” then clarified Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a member of the Republican Party.
“Fortunately, these places are operational again and all the polling stations are secure with the presence of security agents” declared an election official in the county to the press, specifying that the closure of the polling stations concerned would be delayed to compensate for the suspension of their activity earlier in the day.
