London, United Kingdom of Great Britain
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TAKE PART IN A MOCK CHEMICAL ATTACK IN BANK TUBE IN
LONDON.
Members of Britain's emergency services take part in a mock chemical attack
in the Bank underground station in central London, September 7, 2003. The
exercise, which does not involve members of the public or real chemicals and
is designed to test London's ability to cope with a terror attack, began at
1148 BST (British Summer Time) on Sunday and is designed to test the
response of the police, ambulance and fire services to such an incident. The
scenario being acted out is that a chemical is released on a busy train
travelling from Waterloo to Bank station in the heart of the City of London.
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