On Election Day, four schools in Arizona’s Navajo County that served as polling sites received bomb threats, sparking significant concern among voters and law enforcement.
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes quickly confirmed that they were “unsubstantiated” and reassured the public that there was no credible danger to voters or polling sites, 10 News reported.
During a 3 p.m. news briefing, Fontes emphasized the lack of credibility behind these threats, stating, “We have no reason to believe that any of our voters or our polling places are in any sort of jeopardy.”
Fontes further elaborated in an afternoon press conference that the threats appeared to be part of a broader “probing attack” by foreign adversaries, specifically implicating Russia as the orchestrator.
“We also have reason to believe — although I won’t get into specifics — that this comes from one of our foreign enemies, namely Russia.”
As reported by 12 News:
The FBI, state and local partners are aware of the threats and are actively assessing the matter, the FBI told 12News.
The FBI said it is too early to tell if the threats in Navajo County are tied to the Russian email involved in other threats. Several polling locations in several states received bomb threats, “many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains,” the FBI wrote in a statement earlier today.
“None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far,” the FBI said in a news release.
However, Fontes said in his news conference there is reason to believe the threats came from Russian actors.
WATCH:
“We’ve been monitoring a particular threat that has emerged… we’ve gotten information from the FBI… we are aware that there have been threats made not just here in Arizona, but Georgia, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin… as to bomb threats in Arizona, the threats pertained… pic.twitter.com/ia73nMTgqh
— Jamie Kranich 🌵🏜️ (@jamie_kranich) November 5, 2024
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