JAPAN: National Broadcaster Sends False Nuke Alert

CNN reports:

Japanese national broadcaster NHK issued an on-air apology Tuesday after issuing an alert incorrectly claiming that North Korea had launched a ballistic missile.

The message, received by phone users with the NHK app installed on their devices, read: “NHK news alert. North Korea likely to have launched missile. The government J alert: evacuate inside the building or underground.”

The broadcaster apologized for the error, adding “the news alert sent earlier about NK missile was a mistake. No government J alert was issued.” The mistake was corrected within minutes.

Japan’s public broadcaster NHK sent out a false alarm about a North Korean missile launch just days after a similar mistake caused widespread panic in Hawaii. https://t.co/carGh3f4iq

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 16, 2018

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