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  • Japan issues false NK ballistic alarm 3 days after Hawaii-trunc (was Q right?)

    01/16/2018 6:23:39 AM PST · by Be Careful · 5 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 1/16/18
    A Japanese broadcaster has issued a false North Korea ballistic missile alarm just days after a phone alert warning of a possible strike caused panic across Hawaii. The NHK network sent out the warning today but apologised and corrected the error within minutes. It was not immediately clear what caused the false alarm which comes amid heightened tensions between Tokyo and Pyongyang.
  • Days after Hawaii alert gaffe, Japan issues false alarm about a missile launch

    01/16/2018 7:45:51 AM PST · by shove_it · 34 replies
    Yahoo/Rooters ^ | 16 Jan 2018 | Kiyoshi Takenaka
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese public broadcaster NHK issued a false alarm about a North Korean missile launch on Tuesday, just days after a similar gaffe caused panic in Hawaii, but it managed to correct the error within minutes. It was not immediately clear what triggered the mistake. Related Searches Missile Alert False Alarm HawaiiHawaii Missile False AlarmFalse Missile Alert HawaiiMissile Launch HawaiiBallistic Missile Alert Hawaii "We are still checking," an NHK spokesman said. NHK's 6.55 p.m. alert said: "North Korea appears to have launched a missile ... The government urges people to take shelter inside buildings or underground." The same...