A town mayor in Jordan is considering suing a local newspaper over an April Fools' Day report saying aliens had landed.It said communication networks went down and frightened townspeople fled into the streets, reports the BBC.
Mayor Mohammed Mleihan said parents were so frightened they did not send their children to school.
"Students didn't go to school, their parents were frightened and I almost evacuated the town's 13,000 residents," Mr Mleihan said.
"People were scared that aliens would attack them."
He immediately notified the security authorities, who he said combed the area looking for the aliens. They did not find any.
Al-Ghad's front page piece said the giant aliens had arrived on flying saucers lighting up the town.
Moussa Barhoumeh, Al Ghad's managing editor, said the newspaper was simply having some good natured fun on April Fools' Day, and had apologised for any inconvenience caused.
"We meant to entertain, not scare people," he said.
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