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What happens to hoax callers?
Making a hoax bomb threat is a serious crime in the UK, carrying a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. Even a false alarm, like the one on the Heathrow flight, causes significant disruption and cost, leading to arrests and charges. The authorities always treat such threats with the utmost seriousness.
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