Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at two Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday. “We’ve heard some threats that were of Russian origin.

Georgia election officials had to evacuate two polling locations in Union City in Fulton County on Election Day after what were eventually deemed non-credible bomb threats were called in by a

Earlier on Tuesday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said there were some reported bomb threats to polling places in the state, but all were deemed non-credible and authorities were investigating. Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, said they received “multiple calls,” and the threats forced a brief closure of two polling places.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed Tuesday a bomb threat was made against a polling place, but he said it was of Russian origin and not credible. Raffensperger later clarified in a subsequent press conference that the threat affected between five and seven precincts in multiple Georgia counties.

By Tim Reid, Sarah N. Lynch ATLANTA (Reuters) -Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in three battleground states - Georgia,