Hawaii gripped in panic as TV stations broadcast a false missile warning

Hawai, (Daily Mail), 14 January 2018 - Visitors on dream vacations and residents were awoken by a terrifying alert ordering them to take cover as a ballistic missile rocketed towards the island at 8.07am Saturday.   

The alert sent to phones read: ‘ballistic missile threat inbound to hawaii. seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill’.   

At the same time as the phone alert, an emergency alert was broadcast across radio and television networks. It told viewers and listeners: ‘If you are outdoors, seek immediate shelter in a building. Remain indoors well away from windows.