Election day bomb threats spur FBI‑Russia tension
During Tuesday's presidential elections, false bomb threats were reported. They were sent to polling stations in key states: Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, and Wisconsin. The FBI attributed the responsibility for the false alarms to Russia. Here is the Kremlin's response.
Dmitry Peskov addressed the false bomb threats that occurred during Tuesday's presidential elections in the U.S. The Kremlin spokesperson rejected suggestions that Russia was responsible for these incidents. He also denied rumours that his country had anything to do with the packages addressed to the United States that caught fire during shipment.
Did Russia sabotage the elections in the U.S.? The Kremlin responds
"Frankly speaking, I do not know anyone who takes such publications seriously. They have completely discredited themselves as sources of trustworthy information. No one trusts such content," stated Peskov, quoted by the Interfax agency.
The Kremlin spokesperson called these media revelations "journalistic inserts."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported on Tuesday about false bomb threats at polling stations in the key states of Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, and Wisconsin.
FBI data indicates that in Georgia alone, over 20 false bomb threats were recorded. Many threats were sent from Russian email domains. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger openly accused Moscow of attempting to influence the election results in the United States.
"They’re up to mischief it seems. They don’t want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election," Raffensperger said.
In recent months, packages stored in logistics company warehouses in Europe have caught fire. Some were addressed to the United States. Western intelligence services found that Moscow was responsible for the dangerous shipments, aiming to trigger explosions on cargo planes flying to the U.S.
