Hawaii missile alert: Broadcast of false alarm warning

It is hard to imagine how this was all a result of some idiot pressing the wrong button at the end of a shift. It not only went out as a cellphone message but was broadcast on television and elsewhere.

HAWAII EMERGENCY MISSILE ALERT CAPTURED DURING BROADCAST 1-13-2017

Shortly after 8am local time Saturday, Hawaii's emergency alert system sent out a shocking tweet to its citizens: "Ballistic Missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek Immediate shelter, This is not a drill."

The emergency alert was sent to all cellphones...

Everyone was panicking, the whole island was awake and alert...The aftermath of the false alert was crazy, people ran around on the streets crying and screaming wondering what to do..."

NBC News reports that the ballistic missile threat left people "crying and screaming" in Hawaii on Saturday, the state's officials said the message was sent in error

There was also an outside alert. See also HERE