Arizona's secretary of state called the threat to plant explosives at some polling places in the United States “another investigative attack.” The FBI indicates that such emails were sent from Russian domains. Kremlin diplomats denied the allegations and called them a “malicious slander” used in the US political fight.
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who is in charge of presidential elections in this part of the country, reported that two polling places in Fulton County, near Atlanta, have been unavailable for some time.
As he said, there were reports from Russia about the planting of explosives, which did not appear to be reliable, but needed to be confirmed. Similar incidents have occurred elsewhere in Georgia, with a total of five incidents reported.
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Additionally, two people were arrested in Michigan for “election-related intimidation.” In response, the FBI said threats originating from Russian email domains have been reported in several states, but they are not considered reliable either.
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The Russian Embassy in the United States responded to these reports. In his opinion, accusing the Kremlin of interfering in American elections is “nothing more than a malicious slander,” according to a report in the RIA Novosti newspaper cited by Reuters.
All of these “innuendos” were “fabricated to be used in political battles” within the United States, the diplomats' statement added.
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Information about threats at four locations in Arizona was also confirmed by local Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Democrats said there is “no reason to believe voters or polling places are at risk.”
He believed this was a “new probing attack.” “I won't go into details, but there is reason to believe that it came from one of our external enemies, specifically Russia,” he added.
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