Germany: Nationwide warning test fails in some places

BERLIN (AP) — People in Germany braced themselves for shrieking sirens but instead got deafening silence in many places as the first test of the nationwide warning system in 30 years proved widely a failure. The Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance cautioned the public well in advance to be prepared for Thursday morning’s test, which employed air-raid sirens, smart phone apps and other alert systems. But in major cities like Berlin and Munich it turned out the s