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Old 01-13-2018, 04:05 PM   #1
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Default Panic in Hawaii as Civil Defense issues alert for 'inbound ballistic missile threat' which told thousands to 'urgently seek shelter'

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Panic spread through the state of Hawaii on Saturday morning when residents received a phone alert for an 'inbound ballistic missile threat' that was accidentally sent out by Civil Defense but which was not corrected for the best part of an hour.

Scores of confused residents tweeted screenshots of the warnings after receiving the alert at 8.07 local time.

It read: 'BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL'.

A similar message flashed up on local television networks and brought live sports games to a halt.

It was caused by an employee at Civil Defense who 'pushed the wrong buttons' during a shift handover.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz546Jn9ild
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