There is no emergency on Ohio State University’s campus despite an accidental alert that was sent on Twitter and to cellphones signed up for emergency notifications. The incorrect message about an active attacker on or near campus went out Friday at around 2:06 p.m. and told people on campus to “RUN, HIDE, or, as a last resort, FIGHT!” An incorrect alert went out advising of an attacker on Ohio State’s campus Friday afternoon. OSU’s police department tweeted this at about 2:13 p.m.: “Buckeye Alert TEST – We are undergoing system maintenance and our vendor accidentally activated our system. There is NO emergency on any Ohio State campus.” The Ohio State Buckeye Alert system sent out a test message earlier in the day at around 1:36 p.m. That message said: “This is a test of the Ohio State Buckeye Alert system. This is only a test. There is not an emergency…
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