The key facts

  • The polling station at Gibraltar Carson school in Brownstown, Michigan, was evacuated after a bomb threat call
  • Searches are underway at the school; witnesses report police helicopters
  • Earlier, the FBI accused Russia of bomb threats against polling stations in the US

Polling station evacuated in Michigan

In the US state of Michigan, a polling station was evacuated after a bomb threat was reported. The incident took place in the city of Brownstown, where the station is located at Gibraltar Carson school: after a phone call reporting a bomb, everyone inside the building left. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing information about the incident, while the outlet Gazeta.Ru [reported](source-1) the details.

What is happening at the scene

According to available information, searches are currently underway at the school. Witnesses report that police helicopters are flying over the building. There is no information in the reports about whether any explosives were found or whether the source of the call was identified.

Context of similar incidents

Reports of bomb threats against polling stations had been recorded before. In September 2025, as [reported](document-1), a terrorist attack at a polling station in Donetsk was thwarted: according to the FSB, a local resident took 20 kg of explosives from a cache and then, via a drone drop, received a two-kilogram bomb, electronic detonators and a remote-control board. In November 2024, the FBI [accused](document-2) Russia of making bomb threats against polling stations in the US — these accusations were made before the current incident in Michigan, and no connection between them is claimed in the reports. Also earlier, an evacuation was declared at a polling station for Moldova's parliamentary elections in Rome due to a report of an explosive device.