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Mayor sends in troops after alien April Fool

By T.K. Randall
April 6, 2010 · Comment icon 22 comments

Image Credit: Alvim Corréa
The mayor of Jafr in Jordan called in the troops after an April Fool claimed aliens had caused widespread panic.
The joke report claimed that a UFO had landed nearby and that aliens had disrupted communications. The town's mayor Mohammed Mleihan enacted an emergancy plan and sent in security personnel to combat the non-existent threat.
The Al Ghad newspaper published a front-page article claiming a UFO landing near the desert town of Jafr. The report said the aliens lit up the whole town, interrupted communications and sent fearful residents streaming into the streets.


Source: Telegraph | Comments (22)




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Comment icon #13 Posted by Dark Morphling 14 years ago
I wish people would STOP making false reports about UFO's and aliens just to get a laugh, seriously it's so childish of them
Comment icon #14 Posted by Hazzard 14 years ago
Ill bet my butt that this isnt the last time we hear this story. Only, the next time its posted it will be one of those "real" events that took place, and the government covered it all up as an Aprils fools stunt.
Comment icon #15 Posted by The Unseen 14 years ago
How lame,The mayor and the town,LAME or just Stupid.JMO
Comment icon #16 Posted by Astute One 14 years ago
Reminds me of the reaction to the War of the Worlds broadcast in the US in the 50s, and is an example of why there are secrets.
Comment icon #17 Posted by Paracelse 14 years ago
Reminds me of the reaction to the War of the Worlds broadcast in the US in the 50s, and is an example of why there are secrets. Except the radio broadcast was in 1938... in October
Comment icon #18 Posted by Samuronin 14 years ago
Prank or controlled government experiment? Nahhhh Its more of a big scaled drill, you know,,,, just in case they will really come
Comment icon #19 Posted by TheHumanRace 14 years ago
Lol, That mayor is accualy pritty awesome!
Comment icon #20 Posted by Astute One 14 years ago
Except the radio broadcast was in 1938... in October Right on.
Comment icon #21 Posted by Belial 14 years ago
Whistles into darkened corridoor, just to see if he still as his echooooooooooooo
Comment icon #22 Posted by Robert1 14 years ago
I think it's a pretty funny story. I wonder if he's still mayor now that all the dust has cleared?


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