Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday. “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 ...

At least two polling sites in the U.S. election battleground state of Georgia were briefly evacuated on Tuesday after fake bomb threats that election officials in the state blamed on Russian agents. The threats,

Fake bomb threats sent to a few Georgia polling stations Tuesday forced their temporary closure—and some stations planned to remain open past the 7 p.m. deadline to accommodate voters, according to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger,

The morning of Election Day, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger blamed Russia for creating bomb scares at polling places in the swing state of Georgia. “They’re up to mischief it seems,” Raffensperger said at a press conference of Russia’s efforts.

Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in three battleground states - Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin - as Election Day voting was underway,

Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger has been delivering live updates throughout Election Day on how voting in Georgia has progressed. At 5 p.m., he addressed the bomb threats at polling locations, blaming Russian disruptors.