False bomb threats target three battleground states.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on November 5 that fake bomb threats had targeted polling places in three battleground states: Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

"To date, no threat has been identified as credible," the FBI said in a statement, while emphasizing that the integrity of the election is one of the agency's top priorities, according to Reuters.

An FBI official said Georgia has received more than 20 fake bomb threats, with the majority occurring in Georgia's Fulton County, including a large portion in Atlanta, the Democratic Party's capital.

A polling station in Atlanta, the capital of Georgia (USA), on November 5th.

At least two polling locations in Georgia were briefly evacuated on Election Day, November 5th, after receiving mock bomb threats.

Officials said both polling locations in Fulton County reopened after about 30 minutes, and the county is seeking a court order to extend the polling hours at these locations beyond the statewide 7 p.m. deadline.

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Georgia's chief election official, Brad Raffensperger (a Republican), alleged that the election day bomb threat was linked to Russia. "It looks like they're trying to sabotage it. They don't want us to have a smooth, fair, and accurate election, and if they can get us to fight each other, they can consider that a victory," Raffensperger told reporters.

Additionally, Arizona's chief election official, Adrian Fontes (a Democrat), said that four fake bomb threats were sent to polling stations in Navajo County, Arizona. Fontes also hinted at Russian involvement, according to Reuters.

Ann Jacobs, head of the Wisconsin Election Commission, said that false bomb threats had been sent to two polling locations in the state capital, Madison, but did not disrupt voting. Jacobs did not know whether the threats were linked to Russia.

The Russian embassy in the United States did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to Reuters.

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