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White House calls false Hawaii missile alert ‘a state exercise’

By Gabby Morrongiello
Published January 13, 2018 8:09pm ET
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White House calls false Hawaii missile alert ‘a state exercise’
This smartphone screen capture shows the retraction of a false incoming ballistic missile emergency alert sent from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency system. In response, the White House said that the president has been briefed and that it was "a state exercise." (AP Photo/Caleb Jones) | Caleb Jones

The White House described a false inbound missile alert received by Hawaii residents on Saturday morning as an “emergency management exercise,” offering no further explanation for the erroneous warning.

“The President has been briefed on the state of Hawaii’s emergency management exercise,” White House deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters told reporters in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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