U.S. election day goes smoothly despite multiple polling station bomb threats

Despite no evidence of widespread voting problems, Trump made unsubstantiated claims related to Philadelphia and Detroit which were refuted by local election officials

WASHINGTON — A series of bomb threats across multiple battleground states and baseless claims of wrongdoing by former President Donald Trump disrupted an otherwise smooth Election Day that capped a tumultuous presidential campaign.

The bomb threats in parts of Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania on Tuesday turned out to be hoaxes, but they forced some polling places to evacuate and extend hours, and delayed the counting of some ballots.