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What does it mean when they say the story obtained a copy of an internal alert? And also what does "as-yet-unnamed" mean? Thanks so much.

The story of the as-yet-unnamed man, whose silicone-mask adventure was making headlines around the world Friday, emerged the previous night from CNN, which obtained a copy of an internal alert issued earlier in the week by the Canadian border agency.
  

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Jin_H What does it mean when they say the story obtained a copy of an internal alert? And also what does "as-yet-unnamed" mean? Thanks so much.

— Dokterjokkebrok

  • Jin_H What does it mean when they say the story obtained a copy of an internal alert?
  • And also what does "as-yet-unnamed" mean?
  • Thanks so much.
  • The story of the as-yet-unnamed man, whose silicone-mask adventure was making headlines around the world Friday, emerged the previous night from CNN, which obtained a copy of an internal alert issued earlier in the week by the Canadian border agency.
  • as-yet-unnamed --> They haven't found out his name yet.
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Jin_HWhat does it mean when they say the story obtained a copy of an internal alert? And also what does "as-yet-unnamed" mean? Thanks so much.

The story of the as-yet-unnamed man, whose silicone-mask adventure was making headlines around the world Friday, emerged the previous night from CNN, which obtained a copy of an internal alert issued earlier in the week by
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what is an internal alert?
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Jin_Hwhat is an internal alert?
A warning intended for people who work at the border agency only. So not for the outside world, including CNN. As CNN obtained a copy of it, it must probably have been an e-mail or memo or something like that.

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