The US Air Force has issued a warning over 'Storm Area 51' Facebook event.
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Storm Area 51: US Air Force warns over Facebook event
16 July 2019
It started as a bit of a joke, but now the US Air Force has told people not to go near Area 51.
More than a million people have RSVP'd to an event on Facebook, threatening to storm the top-secret base in Nevada, which some believe is home to aliens.
Thousands have commented on the page, which reads: "We can move faster than their bullets. Let's see them aliens."
A spokeswoman for the Air Force has told The Washington Post it is "ready to protect America and its assets".
Facebook user Jackson Barnes wrote on the event page: "Hello US government, this is a joke, and I do not actually intend to go ahead with this plan".
"I just thought it would be funny and get me some thumbsy uppies on the Internet. I'm not responsible if people decide to actually storm area 51."
But the Air Force isn't seeing the funny side.
"[Area 51] is an open training range for the US Air Force, and we would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces," the spokeswoman said.....
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-48989949
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Thousands have commented on the page, which reads: "We can move faster than their bullets. Let's see them aliens."
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