NAVAJO COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily/AP) — The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office confirmed on Tuesday that multiple unsubstantiated bomb threats were made in northern Arizona and are believed to be connected to “foreign enemies,” which include Russia.
Officials confirmed that similar threats have been made in other states, but targeted four specific locations in Navajo County.
No voters or polling places are in jeopardy, officials said. It’s unclear if the polling sites’ operations were temporarily affected.
Earlier in the day, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that the state’s election process had snuffed out some bomb threats that he said came from Russia.
Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, said they received “multiple calls” and the threats forced a brief closure of two polling places.
The bomb threats were among multiple disturbances that U.S. officials are tracking.
But Cait Conley, a senior adviser to the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told reporters on a call Tuesday that there were no national-level security incidents threatening to disrupt the election on a large scale.
Officials continue to warn of what they say is an unprecedented level of foreign influence and disinformation that they expect will persist beyond Election Day.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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