It's easy to get caught up in the never-ending news cycle of bizarre events happening in the United States, but let's not forget that the rest of the world has plenty of strange stories to offer as well.
Take, for example, the case of the Hungarian man who managed to both make a false bomb threat and display remarkable levels of cluelessness and impatience by calling back the police to ask about it.
On Tuesday morning, a Hungarian police station received two strange phone calls in quick succession. The first call was from an unknown individual claiming that a bomb would detonate on one of the streets of the county seat.
In response, officers were dispatched to the scene to determine the veracity of the report and to take measures to safeguard personal and property safety.
However, just three minutes after the initial report, another call was received from a different phone number which was even more surprising.
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A man, who introduced himself politely, inquired about a bomb alert on the street where he lived.
The police quickly pieced together that only the person making the threat could have known about the report in such a short period of time, so another police unit was sent to the home of the caller a few minutes later.
The 46-year-old local man was arrested, and his apartment was searched by investigators, who recovered the mobile phone from which the threatening call was made.
The staff of the Investigation Department at the Kecskemét Police Headquarters interrogated the suspect on suspicion of threatening public danger. The man, who is currently out on bail, has not yet provided an explanation for his actions.
Emergency numbers receive several thousand false or unfounded reports each year, which strain the system. Police, ambulance, and disaster prevention personnel always take these reports seriously, even if they seem to be a child's prank or an adult's foolish joke.
However, responding to such reports can put the lives of those who genuinely need help at risk. Misusing emergency numbers is also a violation of the law.
Individuals who make false reports that could disrupt public peace or create the impression that an event posing a public danger is imminent may face up to five years in prison in qualified cases.
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