Pentagon Confirms False Hawaii Missile Alert

A Hawaii Civil Defense Warning Device, which sounds an alert siren of danger.

IWashington, MINA – The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed Saturday that a missile alert to Hawaiians was sent by mistake, Anadolu Agency reported.

In a statement, the Pentagon said: “The U.S. Pacific Command has detected no ballistic missile threat to Hawaii. Earlier message was sent in error. State of Hawaii will send out a correction message as soon as possible.”

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency tweeted earlier that no missile threat existed.

Earlier on Saturday, locals in Hawaii received a text message read in all capital letters “Ballistic Missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.”

The alert, which came in the wake of nuclear threats between the U.S. and North Korea, caused widespread panic among the locals.

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Richard Repoza, the spokesman for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, said that it was a false alert and the agency was trying to determine what happened. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)