Editing Bomb threat (section)

===Public figures===
Bomb threats against political figures such as the [[President of the United States]], occur regularly and are illegal under the United States Code Title 18, Section 871 law.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/871|title=18 USCS 871|website=Legal Information Institute|access-date=24 December 2019}}</ref>

The [[British royal family]], specifically Queen Elizabeth, has faced bomb threats based on blame for the actions of the British government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/16/bomb-plot-kill-queen-foiled-detectives/|title='This one is for the Queen': Man jailed over bomb threat made during historic Royal visit to Ireland|last=Harley|first=Nicola|date=16 December 2016|work=The Telegraph|access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref> Celebrities may also be the victims of bomb threats, especially those who have expressed political views,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/nine-people-targeted-mailed-pipe-bombs-1187432|title=BOMB THREAT: HERE'S EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN TARGETED AND EVERYTHING WE KNOW SO FAR|last=Hutzler|first=Alexander|date=25 October 2018|work=Newsweek|access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref> or those who are leaders of political causes.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> Author [[Salman Rushdie]] and his publisher faced multiple bomb threats from Islamic fundamentalist groups because of his controversial book [[The Satanic Verses]], which was interpreted by these groups as opposing Muslim ideology.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/14/books/rushdie-novel-brings-bomb-threats.html|title=Rushdie Novel Brings Bomb Threats|last=Mitgang|first=Herbert|date=14 January 1989|work=The New York Times|access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref>