SHIJIAZHUANG, June 17 (Xinhua) -- China ended an
anti-terrorism exercise Wednesday that was aimed at improving its police forces'
ability to deal with possible terrorist attacks and other emergencies during the
National Day celebrations in October, an officer with the exercise's command
headquarters said.
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A special police member (L) and an armed
policeman take part in an anti-terror drill in Zhuozhou, north China's
Hebei Province, on June 17, 2009. The drill held here on Wednesday was the
last part of the "Great Wall-6" anti-terror exercise. The exercise,
composing of a series of specialized drills, was carried out in June in
north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Shanxi and Hebei provinces
to test the capabilities of the regions to combat terrorism and deal with
emergencies. (Xinhua/Zhu Feng)
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In the final drill conducted in Zhuozhou, Hebei
Province, "terrorists" attempted to occupy a chemical plant and conduct attacks.
Under the coordination of anti-terror headquarters, special police and armed
police arrived and "killed" most of the "terrorists" and rescued the trapped
workers.
Firefighting tanks and robots were also used in the
exercise.
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A commando member takes part in an
anti-terror drill in Zhuozhou, north China's Hebei Province, on June 17,
2009. (Xinhua/Zhu Feng)
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The exercise, called "Great Wall-6", began on June 9.
It aimed to ensure the security of celebrations to be held in Beijing around
Oct. 1, the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
Drills were also conducted in the Inner Mongolia
Autonomous Region and Shanxi Province.
The officer said the drills had tested the country's
anti-terrorism abilities and laid a solid foundation for effectively dealing
with all kinds of terrorist attacks.
Chinese police forces kick off
anti-terrorism drills for National Day security
HOHHOT, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China held an
anti-terrorism drill Tuesday afternoon to test its police forces' ability to
handle a bomb containing radioactive contaminants.
The drill, held in northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous
Region's capital Hohhot, kicks off a series of drills in the autonomous region,
Shanxi and Hebei provinces that surround Beijing. Full story
