CNN —Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at two Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday.
“Anything that can get us to fight amongst ourselves - they can count that as a victory.”Raffensperger, a Republican, did not elaborate on how exactly state officials determined the bomb threats came from Russia.
The non-credible threats caused the temporary closure of polling places at the Etris Community Center and Gullatt Elementary in Union City, just outside of Atlanta, according to Fulton County Police.
An officer told him and other voters they couldn’t enter the site to vote because of a bomb threat.
“They had to remove all the workers, they couldn’t let anyone in until they assessed the threats,” said Osborne.
Persons:
Brad Raffensperger, “ We’ve, we’ll, ” Raffensperger, “, ” “, ”, Nadine Williams, Michael Osborne, Osborne, Evette Reyes, CNN’s Isabel Rosales, Mounira Elsamra, Denise Royal
Organizations:
CNN, Republican, Etris Community, Fulton County Police, Union, Census Bureau, FBI, Etris
Locations:
Georgia, Russia, Union City, Atlanta, Fulton County
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