Polling stations closed in Georgia due Russia's 'bomb threats'
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Voting was halted at two polling stations in the US state of Georgia following reports of "bomb threats." The threats reportedly originated from Russia, citing CNN and The New York Times.
According to Fulton County police, fake bomb threats led to the temporary closure of polling stations in Union City, a town near Atlanta.
The email addresses used could be spoofed, and US officials have not yet confirmed that the threats indeed came from Russia. Investigators are examining the email account's activity history to try to identify those responsible.
"We’ve heard some threats that were of Russian origin. I don’t know how to describe that that’s viable – we don’t think they are, but 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," Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters.
However, Raffensperger did not clarify how it was determined that the bomb threats originated from Russia.
Meanwhile, the FBI reported that it was aware of bomb threats to polling stations in several states, "many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains." However, none of the threats have been deemed credible thus far.
US election
Today, November 5, the US is holding its presidential election. The Republican candidate is Donald Trump, while Kamala Harris represents the Democrats.
The final NBC News poll showed a tight race, with both candidates at 49% support. Only 2% of respondents indicated they were undecided.
Notably, Trump has already cast his vote in Florida and said that he is confident of victory.
For more details on the US election, see the full RBC-Ukraine report.
