𝔽𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕗𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕁𝕒𝕡𝕒𝕟’𝕤 ℍ𝕠𝕜𝕜𝕒𝕚𝕕𝕠 𝕒𝕤 ℕ𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕙 𝕂𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕟 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕖𝕧𝕒𝕔𝕦𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣

A North Korean missile sparked fear on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido Thursday after the government’s emergency alert system warned residents to take cover.

Millions of people received a J-alert, or evacuation order, shortly before 8 a.m., urging them to seek shelter as the missile could land on or near the island.

But soon after, fear turned into anger and confusion as the evacuation order was lifted amid reports that it had been sent in error, with local officials saying there was no possibility of the missile hitting the island and Tokyo later confirming it had fallen outside Japanese territory, in waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula.

Many residents were critical of the decision to send the alert.

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