Federal law enforcement and swing-state election officials both reported bomb threats to polling stations Tuesday, saying they believed the threats originated in Russia.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed Tuesday a bomb threat was made against a polling place, but he said it was of Russian origin and not credible. Raffensperger later clarified in a subsequent press conference that the threat affected between five and seven precincts in multiple Georgia counties.

By Tim Reid, Sarah N. Lynch ATLANTA (Reuters) -Hoax bomb threats, many of which appeared to originate from Russian email domains, were directed at polling locations in three battleground states - Georgia,