Envelopes said to have contained fentanyl other substances
WASHINGTON — Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine who sent suspicious letters , including some filled with fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices , an attack that appears to have targeted multiple states in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the country.
“This is domestic terrorism, and it needs to be condemned by anyone that holds elected office and anyone that wants to hold elective office anywhere in America,” said Raffensperger, a Republican. “Someone attempted to terrorize our elections staff, and that’s not OK,” Ashbridge said. “We hope that someone will be held accountable.”
Muse said “there was no candidate that was identified. There was no religious affiliated group identified. There was no political issue identified. It was just that vague statement.” Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs called the incidents in his state “acts of terrorism to threaten our elections.”
Raffensperger said the state alerted all 159 of its counties of the possible threat Wednesday, but believes only Fulton County is being targeted.
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