A WIDNES teenager has been charged with making a hoax bomb call.

The 15-year-old was arrested on Monday morning after his call was traced to a phone box in Queens Avenue.

The juvenile, who will appear before the town's youth court next month, is alleged to have said a bomb had been planted in Widnes.

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