Fake bomb threats linked to Russia reported at US polling sites

A series of bomb threats made at polling stations across the USA have been confirmed to originate in Russia, the FBI has confirmed.

At least two polling sites in the key battleground state of Georgia have been fallen victim to bomb threats, which caused both sites to evacuated.

The threats were later revealed to be hoaxes and the polling stations were reopened around 30 minutes later, with election officials claiming Russian agents were behind the threats.

‘They’re up to mischief, it seems,’ said Georgian Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. ‘They don’t want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election, and if they can get us to fight among ourselves, they can count that as a victory.’

In a statement, the FBI said it was aware of non-credible bomb threats to polling locations in several states, with many of them originating from Russian email domains.

Polling stations in key battleground states of Florida, Michigan and Wisconsin are also thought to have been targeted.

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