Fake bomb threat targets 3 battleground states

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on November 5 that fake bomb threats were aimed at polling places in three battleground states, including Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin.

"To date, no credible threats have been identified," the FBI said in a statement, stressing that election integrity is one of the agency's top priorities, according to Reuters.

An FBI official said Georgia had received more than 20 fake bomb threats, with the majority occurring in Georgia's Fulton County, which includes much of the Democratic stronghold of Atlanta.

A polling station in Atlanta, the capital of Georgia (USA) on November 5.

At least two polling places in Georgia were briefly evacuated following hoax bomb threats on November 5.

Officials said both Fulton County locations reopened after about 30 minutes, and the county is seeking a court order to extend the locations' voting hours past the statewide 7 p.m. deadline.

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Georgia's chief election official, Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, alleged that the election day bomb scare was linked to Russia. "It looks like they're out to sabotage us. They don't want us to have a smooth, fair, and accurate election, and if they can get us to fight each other, they can call that a victory," Raffensperger told reporters.

Additionally, Arizona's chief election official, Adrian Fontes (Democrat), said four fake bomb threats were sent to polling places in Navajo County, Arizona. Fontes also hinted at Russia's involvement, according to Reuters.

Ann Jacobs, head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, said that hoax bomb threats were sent to two polling places in the state capital of Madison, but did not disrupt voting. Jacobs did not know whether the threats were linked to Russia.

The Russian Embassy in the United States did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to Reuters.

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