TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s public broadcaster mistakenly sent an alert warning citizens of a North Korean missile launch and urging them to seek immediate shelter, then retracted it minutes later, days after a similar error in Hawaii.
NHK television issued the message Tuesday on its internet and mobile news sites as well as on Twitter, saying North Korea appeared to have fired a missile at Japan. It said the government was telling people to take shelter.
The false alarm came two days after Hawaii’s emergency management department sent a mistaken warning of a North Korean missile attack to mobile phones across the state, triggering panic.
NHK deleted its tweet after several minutes, issued a correction and apologized several times on air. It said a mistake in using the alert system caused the error.
This is how wars start.
This is a test. It is only a test. If it were the real thing you would all be dead.
A friend speculated about the Hawaii false alert - perhaps Nkor hacking? Didn’t think much of that idea… until this.
Moves it up to #1 on my hit parade.
yes, this is concerning.
gosh, I hate it when things happen that start to make me feel like a conspiracy theorist.