SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A NUMBER OF BOMB THREAT REPORTS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITIES. A POLICE SPOKESMAN IN SANTA FE SAYS THE THREATS SEEM TO BE PART OF A NATIONWIDE COORDINATED EFFORT. AND OFFICIALS FROM BOTH ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE SAY THEY RECEIVED MULTIPLE THREATS. IN FACT, THE THREATS WERE RECEIVED THURSDAY NOT ONLY THE U-S, BUT ALSO IN CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND.
THE THREATS ORDER THE CITIES TO MAKE PAYMENTS IN BITCOINS OR THE THREATS WILL BE CARRIED OUT. EACH THREAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE IF IT’S CREDIBLE. SO FAR, POLICE SAY ALL THE THREATS THEY’VE BEEN MADE AWARE OF HAVE BEEN UNFOUNDED.
IN ALBUQUERQUE, THE HYATT AND OTHER DOWNTOWN HOTELS AS WELL AS A BUSINESS ON PENNSYLVANIA NORTHEAST RECEIVED THE THREATS. OTHER CITIES IN NEW MEXICO BEING THREATENED ARE ROSWELL, ARTESIA AND LOVINGTON.
