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MIHAMA, Fukui -- A false missile alarm was announced through a local wireless system here due to a malfunction, local officials said. Sirens rang from 58 speakers of the community wireless system in Mihama at around 4:35 p.m. on Monday, followed by an announcement, "We received information about a missile launch. There is a fear that a missile may land in this area." Dozens of inquiries flooded the Mihama Municipal Government, and the local government made a correction announcement through the wireless system 10 minutes later. According to the local government, an alarm for an emergency alert system inside the municipal government building broke down. The system had been installed in 2006 based on the Law to Protect the People. When municipal officials repaired and restarted the emergency alert system, the malfunction... [read full story]
