booksonmars.blogspot.com - 12/15/2008
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Radio Hoax Scares Croatia’s Capital with Reports about Aliens, Orson Welles-Style
12 December 2008 | Radio reports about an unidentified flying object about to land in Zagreb on Wednesday gave the Croatian capital’s residents a scare and angered authorities.
The Croatian radio station ...
balkantravellers.com - 12/15/2008
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12 December 2008 | Radio reports about an
unidentified flying object about to land in Zagreb on...
Wednesday gave the Croatian capital s residents a scare and angered authorities. The Croatian radio station Antenna caused chaos in Zagreb on the morning ...
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Alien Invasion Hoax Exposes Croatia’s Military Hair Trigger [Alien Hoax]
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... The journalists behind the joke had decided to test the authorities by faking a Martian attack on the air. But the mayor was not the only one deceived by the broadcasts. Zagreb residents jammed up the phone lines with calls to relatives, the authorities, and the local fire department. Police officials are currently investigating whether the reports resulted in any public harm and plan to file charges against those involved. [Balkan Travellers via Marooned]
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