Politics Nov 04 New Jersey bomb threats and Trump's warnings for California mark final day of voting By Julie Carr Smyth, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
Politics Nov 27 Trump transition says appointees targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks A number of President-elect Donald Trump 's most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's transition team said Wednesday. The FBI said it was investigating. By Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Politics Nov 06 Security official reiterates 'free, fair and safe' election The director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency downplayed the effect of Election Day bomb threats and declared the election "free, fair and safe" in a call with reporters. Challenged repeatedly on the scope of the bomb threats —… By Nick Schifrin
Politics Nov 05 Voting hours extended in Georgia after bomb threats Of the 177 polling places in Georgia's Fulton County, 32 received bomb threats Tuesday, county Police Chief W. Wade Yates said. Some of the threats were called directly into the locations where voting was happening, while others were called into… By Associated Press
Politics Nov 05 Bomb threats disrupt voting in DeKalb County, Georgia Before polls closed in DeKalb County, officials said seven locations, including five polling places, received bomb threats. Voting is temporarily suspended at the polling precincts. County officials plan to reopen the affected facilities, including community centers, libraries and a church,… By Joshua Barajas
Nov 05 Western officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary packages on cargo planes By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press The events come as Western officials say they are seeing an intensification of a hybrid war of sabotage by Russia targeting Ukraine’s allies, including election disinformation and arson attacks in Europe this year. Continue reading
Nov 05 FBI says bomb threats to several states are non-credible, sent from Russian domains By Associated Press The FBI did not identify the states in question, but Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said earlier Tuesday that the state’s election process had snuffed out some bomb threats that he said came from Russia. Continue reading
Oct 14 France on edge as bomb threats prompt evacuation of Louvre Museum, Versailles Palace By Angela Charlton, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats, police said. The French government started deploying 7,000 troops to increase security around the country after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected Islamic extremist. Continue reading
Dec 08 Colorado judge unseals documents in Club Q shooting suspect's past bomb threat case By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press A judge unsealed a dropped bomb threat case Thursday against the Colorado gay bar shooting suspect who threatened to become the “next mass killer” over a year before allegedly killing five people and wounding seventeen others at the LGBTQ enclave… Continue reading
Mar 17 FBI investigating 6 suspects after bomb threats at Black colleges By Collin Binkley, Associated Press More than a third of America's 101 historically Black colleges and universities have been targeted by calls or emails threatening bombings since early January. Continue reading