BREAKING NEWS: Panic in Hawaii as Civil Defense accidentally issues alert for 'inbound ballistic missile threat' which told thousands to 'urgently seek shelter'
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- The alert was issued to residents' phones at 8.08am on Saturday morning
- It told them to seek shelter and warned of an 'inbound ballistic missile threat'
- Residents called Civil Defense in a panic and were told it was a mistake
- Officials have since confirmed the mistake and said it was caused by 'human error'
- One person said they were told that 'someone pushed the wrong buttons' during an emergency systems drill
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