Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said there are unsubstantiated reports of bomb threats at four specific locations in Navajo County.
“These are unsubstantiated bomb threats,” he said in an afternoon news conference.
“We have no reason to believe any voters or polling places are in jeopardy.”
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Fontes said state law enforcement is working in conjunction with federal law enforcement.
Bomb threats have also been reported in Georgia, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin, he said, in addition to Arizona.
“This is another – we believe – probing attack,” he said. “We also have reason to believe -although I won’t get into specifics - that this comes from one of our foreign enemies, namely Russia.”
In a news conference Tuesday night, Fontes said that the threats came from a ".ru" email address, but said it is unconfirmed that the emails came directly from Russia.
"The motive appears to ensue chaos, not to impact any political outcome," Fotnes said.
Tuesday night, an ABC15 reporter said that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a bomb threat made inside the Maricopa County Superior Court, where the recorder's office is located.
We are told that the threat is similar to bomb threats across the country, and there is, "No credible information to this issue."
BREAKING: @mcsoaz is investigating a bomb threat inside the Maricopa County Superior Court where the recorders office is located
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I am told this is similar to the bomb threats across the country@mcsoaz sweeping the building now. @abc15
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"This is a national and state trend we are seeing with bomb threats. The information contained in the threat has been the same to all the other areas in the county. MCSO and our local partners are taking this matter seriously and will investigate. At this point there is no credible information to this issue," Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Joaquin Enriquez said in a statement to ABC15.
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