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Hawaii: False ballistic missile alert sparks panic

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Video. Hawaii: False ballistic missile alert sparks panic

Updated: 14/01/2018 - 6:56 GMT+1

Human error by local emergency officials was to blame for the incorrect warning that a missile was heading towards the US state, after an employee pushed the wrong button

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