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Bomb Threats Temporarily Disrupted Voting in Crucial Georgia Counties

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said some of the threats are coming from Russia.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said law enforcement has looked into multiple threats. Brynn Anderson/AP

A bomb threat temporarily disrupted voting in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Gwinnett County GOP Chair Sammy Baker confirmed to NOTUS — one of several threats against voters and poll workers that have been cleared across the state.

“In the interest of public safety, we always check that out,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters early Tuesday.

No arrests have been made and officials have said there currently is no word on the origins of the threat. According to Raffensperger, the government has attributed at least two earlier bomb threats and a cyberattack to Russia.