Dozens of Email <br />Bomb Threats Prompt <br />Evacuations Across the US Threats were <br />received in San Francisco, <br />New York, Seattle, Miami, <br />Washington, DC and other locations. The email demanded <br />a transfer of $20,000 <br />in bitcoin to a <br />specified account. The FBI and the Bureau of <br />Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms <br />and Explosives confirmed that <br />they were assisting law enforcement. Some law enforcement <br />agencies posted the email <br />on their social media accounts. Cedar Rapids Police Department, via Twitter The threats were received <br />by universities, media <br />companies and courthouses. The email was <br />also sent to <br />businesses in Canada.
