5 voting locations in Georgia receive bomb threats, voting suspended

Bomb threats were received at five polling places in Georgia, according to local authorities. Voting was canceled due to a bomb threat.

This was announced on the official DeKalb County website. statement Regarding seven bomb threats, including seven made in five precincts on election day.

County officials said the voting suspension was a “precautionary measure for the safety of voters and poll workers.”

DeKalb County officials named the following neighborhoods as having received bomb threats:

• New Bethel AME Church, 8350 Rockbridge Road, Lithonia.
• New Life Community Center, 3592 Flat Shoals Road, Decatur
• North DeKalb Senior Center, 3393 Malone Drive, Chamblee
• Reed H. Cofer Library, 5234 Lavista Road, Tucker.
• Wesley Chapel Library, 2861 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur

County officials said they also received bomb threats at two other locations: the Salem Panola Library at 5137 Salem Road in Lithonia and the Old Sam's Club in Stonecrest, which is no longer a polling place. pointed out.

The DeKalb County Police Department conducted a bomb sweep at the scene.

Voting was suspended in locations targeted by multiple bombings.

“Despite the bomb threat, please rest assured that we are working quickly to ensure every voter is able to vote,” said DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections Director Keisha Smith. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are suspending voting at these polling locations until we receive permission from the DeKalb Police Department to reopen the facilities.”

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond said, “We are using everything in our power to ensure that every resident who wants to vote has the opportunity to do so and that every vote cast is counted.” We will utilize our assets,” he added.

County officials said the voting suspension was a “precautionary measure for the safety of voters and poll workers.”

“Once each location is cleared, voters will be able to re-enter the facility and vote,” DeKalb County officials said.

“The DeKalb County Attorney's Office is seeking an emergency order to extend voting hours at the affected polling places,” county officials said in a statement.

The FBI announced Tuesday that it had received fake “Russian bomb threats” against polling places in battleground states Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin.

“The FBI is aware of bomb threats against polling places in multiple states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains,” the FBI said in a press release, according to the newspaper. daily mail.

The FBI said neither threat “has thus far been determined to be credible.”