Taiwan’s Air Raid Alarm on Satellite Causes Pre-Election Anxiety
- Island’s military warns the public about debris from launch
- Incident comes just days before pivotal presidential election
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Taiwan issued an air raid alert over a Chinese satellite launch, an event that caused some anxiety days before a pivotal presidential election.
The Defense Ministry in Taipei sent out the warning, accompanied by a shrill alarm ringing across the island, to mobile phones around 3 p.m. Tuesday. It cautioned the public about possible debris tumbling from the sky.