Singapore holds largest-ever terror attack response drill
SINGAPORE: A big civil emergency exercise was held in Singapore on Sunday morning to test the preparedness of various agencies and the public in case of a terror attack in the country. The drill started at 6.25am and lasted till 9.30am.
Codenamed Exercise NorthStar V, it was Singapore's first surprise large-scale civil emergency drill, with 2,000 participants from 22 government agencies taking part and involving the disruption of public train services.
The exact date, time and locations of the exercise were kept a secret till minutes before the start of the drill, though the public had been pre-warned of it via media reporting and posters. This is to instil surprise and create a sense of realism to the exercise.
Exercise NorthStar V took place at four subway stations and a bus interchange, affecting about 3,400 train commuters. The five exercise locations were Dhoby Ghaut, Toa Payoh, Raffles Place and Marina Bay MRT stations as well as the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange.
Lame sia.. who the hell takes MRT on a nice rainy Sunday morning? And they call it "as realistic as possible".. Come on! If only terrorists were so dumb!! LoL.. They won't hit at an empty train lor! Lame exercise. Waste my father tax money ah.. LoL.
