Bomb threats from Russia target 90 percent Black polling stations in Georgia: official

Multiple bomb threats reportedly originating in Russia disrupted voting at two polling stations in a Georgia city where the population is 90 percent Black.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) confirmed Tuesday that the bomb threats were not credible.

“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,” Raffensperger explained, according to CNN. “We identified the source, and it was from Russia.”

“They’re up to mischief, it seems, and they don’t want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election,” the Republican secretary of state added. “Anything that can get us to fight amongst ourselves - they can count that as a victory.”

The two polling places in Union City were temporarily closed while the threats were investigated. The city's population is nearly 90% Black.

Fulton County elections director Nadine Williams said the county was seeking an extension of voting hours.

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The FBI confirmed it was aware of the bomb threats but did not elaborate on the source.

“Election integrity and protecting our community is our highest priority, and the FBI is working closely with state and local law enforcement partners to respond to election threats and protect our communities as Americans exercise their right to vote,” a statement from the FBI said.