In New Jersey, USA, during local elections, successive reports of bombs led to the suspension of voting.
In the city of Paterson, where the majority of the state’s Turkish population lives, after several reports of bombs, police cars were sent to the scene and voting was suspended.
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said that polling stations in schools No. 2 and No. 10 were closed after receiving reports of bombs. New Jersey Deputy Governor Tahesha Way said in a statement on US X’s social media platform: “Multiple polling places received reports of a threat early this morning.”
She said “law enforcement has not identified any threat at this time in connection with this incident.”
“We are doing everything we can to protect voters and election officials and encourage every eligible voter to exercise that right,” the deputy said. governor.
Voting in New Jersey will last until 20:00 local time.