Japan Sends Mistaken Missile Alert to Airports After Quake
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Japan’s aviation bureau mistakenly reported a North Korean missile launch as it sought damage reports from airports after the biggest earthquake in the western part of the country since 1995.
The bureau sent the pre-written e-mail alert to 87 airport offices after the temblor hit at 5:33 a.m. yesterday, the Transportation Ministry said in a statement. The message was retracted at 5:39 a.m., and it may have caused a delay as long as four minutes to one flight, according to the statement.