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Romanian, Serbian Men Charged With 'Swatting' US Officials

The calls to law enforcement included false claims of homicides, suicides, kidnappings and mass shootings (Credit: AFP)

A Romanian man and a Serbian national have been charged with making bomb threats and triggering "swatting" attacks on dozens of US officials and lawmakers, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Thomasz Szabo, 26, of Romania, and Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of Serbia, face one count of conspiracy and multiple counts of making threats regarding explosives and transmitting threats.

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