US base near North Korea accidentally plays air raid siren instead of 'Taps'

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A U.S. Army base in South Korea accidentally sounded an emergency alarm on Thursday night instead of the expected bugler’s tune “Taps.”

Camp Casey, the Army installation closest to the North Korean border and a likely target for an attack in a potential conflict, sent its personnel into a brief panic when an emergency alarm went out over the base announcement system, according to the Washington Post.

The alarm that played serves as an air raid siren and generally warns for soldiers to begin “alert procedures.”

Army Lt. Col. Martyn Crighton, a spokesman for the 2nd Infantry Division stationed at the base, said the alarm came as the result of “human error.” The “Taps” bugler’s tune was supposed to play over the base announcement system, as is done at 10 p.m., to signify the end of the day.