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Liam Buckler

Drunk teen told police he put 'bomb in hotel' to get 'lift home' in 'foolish' hoax

A drunk teen made four hoax phone calls to police insisting he had placed a "bomb in a hotel" - in an attempt get a "lift home".

George Brazil, 19, called cops on January 7 this year, and referred to himself as "Mr Bomb" after insisting he had placed a nail bomb in the Mercure Great Danes Hotel in Ashford Road, Kent.

Medway Magistrates' Court was told the hoaxer's threat saw specialised police dispatched to the hotel along with firearm officers and Special Branch teams.

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