Georgia Secretary of State Says Bomb Threat Temporarily Closed Fulton Polling Sites

‘We identified the source, and it was from Russia,’ said Brad Raffensperger, the state’s top election official.
Georgia Secretary of State Says Bomb Threat Temporarily Closed Fulton Polling Sites
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger holds a press conference on the status of ballot counting in Atlanta on Nov. 6, 2020. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A bomb threat that was made targeting a polling location in Georgia was traced back to Russia and wasn’t credible, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Tuesday.

“We’ve heard some threats that were of Russian origin,” Raffensperger said at a news conference on Election Day. “In the interest of public safety, we always check that out, and we’ll just continue to be very responsible when we hear about stuff like that.”

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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