Man jailed in New York for hoax bomb threats to UK hospitals and venues

A man has been jailed for a year in New York for calling in a series of hoax bomb threats, many of which targeted institutions in the UK.

David Hart was prosecuted by US authorities after a joint investigation by Scotland Yard and the US department for homeland security.

In recordings of some of the calls, released by the Met police, Hart can be heard asking a call handler what they would do if he had “put a bomb in Guy’s Thomas hospital”.

The call was an apparent reference to two separate sites in London that are managed together by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS foundation trust.

He could also be heard telling a switchboard operator at a major London hospital: “All right, I put a bomb in you guys’ corridor bathroom … You have exactly about 12 seconds to get out of that building.”

Read more: The Guardian (UK)