American bomb hoaxer threatened targets across the UK

An American bomb hoaxer who caused massive security alerts at hospitals and businesses across the UK was jailed for a year. David Hart, 22, was sentenced in New York for making 95 calls to UK venues including hospitals, bars, and a cancer information and support service centre. Hart would tell operators he had planted a bomb at their location and that it would soon explode. He threatened Guy’s Hospital and twice tried to call Westminster Abbey – but no-one picked…