People across the US state of Hawaii received a text on Saturday morning, warning of an impending missile strike.
It was declared a false alarm shortly afterwards, but not before panic started to spread.
“Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill,” read the message, all in capital letters.
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency later confirmed there was no threat.
In an online statement, Honolulu Police Department said: “State Warning Point has issued a Missile Alert in ERROR! There is NO threat to the State of Hawaii!”