Post-quake fake news drives Albanians outdoors

Post-quake fake news drives Albanians outdoors

5 years ago
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https://apnews.com/16bb4d294f144838a6efb090c2b8c910

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say they have questioned two journalists on suspicion that they provoked panic by reporting that a large earthquake was likely, after an earlier quake injured 105 people and damaged hundreds of buildings.

People in the capital, Tirana, ran outdoors Sunday evening, fearing the online reports of a possible magnitude-6 quake before midnight. Many parked their cars along the highway and bedded down in them; others went to a soccer stadium with small suitcases or sat outside cafes for a late-night coffee.