Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger said the non-credible bomb threats at five stations in Fulton County were “of Russian origin.”
I wrote about how security officials claimed Russians wanted to meddle in the election, especially in swing states.
We heard of some threats that were of Russian origin and I don’t know how to describe it if 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 responsive when we hear about stuff like that.We identified the source and it was from Russia.
A reporter asked for elaboration, but Raffensperger repeated that it was a bomb threat without more details.
“There up to some mischief, it seems, and they don’t want us to have a smooth and fair and accurate election and they think they can get us to fight amongst ourselves. They can count that as a victory,” he added.
Again, I just have such a hard time believing any of this.
- Two were evacuated for 30 minutes each: Williams said the county is working to obtain a court order to allow the two locations to stay open 30 extra minutes tonight to account for the delay. The two locations were in Union City: Etris-Darnell Senior Center and C.H. Gullatt Elementary School.
- South Fulton Police also addressed threats: Officers went to Feldwood Elementary, which is serving as a polling place, and swept the building, according to the department. No evacuation at this site took place.
- What South Fulton PD added: According to the department, what can best be described as a threat of a threat went to several other schools in addition to Feldwood. It promised that bomb threats would come in at 8:15 a.m., but South Fulton PD said no threats at that time actually materialized. As such, it’s unclear if Feldwood Elementary was part of the five mentioned by Fulton Election Director Williams.
- South Fulton Police clarified that an additional location, the Southwest Arts Center off New Hope Road in Atlanta, was also targeted with a threat and evacuated. The location was quickly swept and reopened.
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