There was momentary pandemonium in the financial markets on Tuesday after a false tweet, purportedly from the Associated Press, said there had been an explosion at the White House, injuring U.S. President Barack Obama.<br/> <br />Volatile price moves ricocheted through markets, affecting stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities when the tweet surfaced.<br/> <br />When it became clear that the tweet was fake, equities rebounded and more than recovered their losses.<br/> <br />White House Press Secretary Jay Carney confirmed that there had been no explosions.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY SAYING:<br/> <br />"And I can say that the President is fine, I was just with him."<br/> <br />Syria's Information Minister, speaking from Moscow, denied that Syria was involved in the incident.<br/> <br />The Syrian Electronic Army - a group supportive of President Bashar al-Assad, claimed responsibility for the twitter hacking on its Twitter feed.
