Civil Defense: Missile alert was a false alarm

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An alert received on people’s cellphones this morning saying a ballistic missile was incoming to Hawaii and to seek immediate shelter was a false alarm, authorities confirmed this morning.

County Civil Defense put out an email saying the false alarm was triggered at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency by mistake.