ATLANTA –
Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed on Tuesday at polling locations in four battleground states – Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Wisconsin – as U.S. election day voting was underway, the FBI said.
“None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far,” the FBI said in a statement, adding that election integrity was among the bureau’s highest priorities.
At least two polling sites targeted by the hoax bomb threats in Georgia were briefly evacuated.
The two locations, in Fulton County, both re-opened after about 30 minutes, officials said, and the county was seeking a court order to extend the locations’ voting hours past the statewide 7 p.m. deadline.
Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, blamed Russian interference for the election day …