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Khabarovsk, Siberia - Who would have thought that a science fiction movie could influence a whole town to flee, fearing an alien invasion?

Blame Steven Spielberg’s latest big budget flick War Of The Worlds - locals in Siberia mistook a tornado for an alien invasion and fled their homes in a panic.

The freak wind apparently arrived from nowhere, flattening trees and destroying property.

Officials have blamed the fear of an alien invasion on the Tom Cruise epic.

Natalia Lukash, spokesperson for Russia’s Far-Eastern Emergency Situations Centre, said: “It was a strange phenomenon and many people jumped to the wrong conclusion and believed it had been caused by alien space ships landing in the area.” - Ananova.com

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