tens of bombetrusler to Thursday night Norwegian time have been sent to the government buildings in a number of american states. New York, Detroit, San Francisco and Denver will be among those affected. It reports news agency Reuters.

Both schools, banks and other buildings shall be subjected to threats. It is currently unclear how serious these actually is, writes Reuters. The FBI has nevertheless set in motion the investigation.

– We are aware of the threats that are sent in several cities the country over. We keep contact with the local investigators are on the case. We urge people to stay calm and notify if they see suspicious activity that could be a threat, ” says the spokesman in the FBI, Rukelt Dalberis.

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Police in New York reports on Twitter that they so far do not consider the threats credible. At any time that the threats should be sent electronically to a number of places in the city.

the Message from the sender must include requirements about 20 000 dollars transferred to a bitcoin account, writes The Independent, which is one of the papers citing the alleged trusselbrevet:

You must pay within the end of the day, if you are delayed with the transfer, the bomb will explode, according to the newspaper, among other things stand.

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