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14/09/2010
US Ban For 'Threatening' Obama Email
A British teenager has received a lifetime ban from visiting the US after he sent an offensive email to President Barack Obama.
Luke Angel, 17, from Silsoe in Bedfordshire, is reported to have sent the email to the White House while drunk after watching a programme about the 9/11 attacks.
According to police, the email was full of "threatening" language about the President and the US Government.
The teenager was visited by Bedfordshire Police, after they were contacted by the Metropolitan Police about the incident. He will not face any criminal charges.
(KMcA/BMcC)
Luke Angel, 17, from Silsoe in Bedfordshire, is reported to have sent the email to the White House while drunk after watching a programme about the 9/11 attacks.
According to police, the email was full of "threatening" language about the President and the US Government.
The teenager was visited by Bedfordshire Police, after they were contacted by the Metropolitan Police about the incident. He will not face any criminal charges.
(KMcA/BMcC)
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