ATLANTA – More than two dozen polling sites across Georgia, largely focused in the metro Atlanta area, were targeted with fake Election Day bomb threats that the FBI has said likely originated in Russia .
Most of the threats appear to have occurred at precincts in the Democratic-leaning Dekalb, Fulton and Gwinnett Counties. The threats delayed at least some voters from casting ballots, as police performed precautionary bomb sweeps.
Fulton County Police Chief W. Wade Yates said that 32 precincts in the county were targeted with bomb threats on Tuesday. Only five were deemed credible and resulted in evacuations. The hours at those five locations were extended by an emergency court order to ensure voters were able to cast ballots.
In neighboring Dekalb County, police are investigating at least seven bomb threats, including five received by polling places. The locations include a church, a senior center, a community center and three libraries. County officials performed bomb sweeps and allowed voters to reenter after they were completed.