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France issues warning to 'pranksters' making false bomb threats

Police officers guard the entrance of the Chateau de Versailles after a security alert on Tuesday, 17 October 2023. © Christophe Ena/AP

France's Justice Minister said he'll crack down on pranksters behind false bomb alerts that have caused chaos at airports and tourist sites across the country.

“Those small-time pranksters who have fun with false threats will be found and punished,” said Éric Dupond-Moretti on Wednesday after 15 airports became the targets of emailed bomb threats and left luggage scares leading to evacuation and hours of flight delays.

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