Threats for the Release of Aurora Shooter Deemed Hoax

DENVER (AP) — Authorities say someone threatened to blow up airports, airplanes, a hotel and the jail where the Colorado theater shooting suspect is being held unless the suspect is freed, but the threats were considered hoaxes.

The Associated Press reported yesterday that the threats are detailed in federal court records. A spokesman for the U.S. attorney in Denver says no arrests have been made. Records indicate that the threats were made in emails and telephone calls made via the Internet via an email account traced to Iran.

However, a telecommunications company spokesman says the origin of such calls can be disguised.