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01-14-2018, 08:34 AM
FALSE ALARM: Panic ensues as Emergency Alert Service issues missile threat for Hawaii
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Residents of Hawaii woke up to a terrifying notification on Saturday morning when the Emergency Alert Service issued a ballistic missile warning, telling residents to "seek immediate shelter."
"BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL," the alert, which was delivered at approximately 8:07 a.m. HST, reads.
SEE ALSO: How wireless emergency alerts work (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea-explainer/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
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— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) January 13, 2018 (https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/952243723525677056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/13/hawaii-emergency-alert-service-missile-false-alarm/)
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Residents of Hawaii woke up to a terrifying notification on Saturday morning when the Emergency Alert Service issued a ballistic missile warning, telling residents to "seek immediate shelter."
"BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL," the alert, which was delivered at approximately 8:07 a.m. HST, reads.
SEE ALSO: How wireless emergency alerts work (http://mashable.com/2016/09/19/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea-explainer/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
HAWAII - THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE TO HAWAII. I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH OFFICIALS THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILEpic.twitter.com/DxfTXIDOQs (https://t.co/DxfTXIDOQs)
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) January 13, 2018 (https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/952243723525677056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/13/hawaii-emergency-alert-service-missile-false-alarm/)
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