- Title: South Korea conducts anti-terror drill at shopping mall
- Date: 23rd August 2022
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AUGUST 23, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING AND PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF SHOPPING MALL BUILDING DURING ANTI-TERROR DRILL VARIOUS OF FIRE ENGINES ARRIVING AT SHOPPING MALL RED SMOKE RISING FROM BUILDING CRANE ON FIRE ENGINE MOVING FIREFIGHTERS CLIMBING BUILDING PERSON WAVING TOWEL FROM INSIDE BUILDING VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS CLIMBING AND APPROACHING TO PEOPLE IN BUILDING VARIOUS OF FIRE ENGINE SPRAYING WATER ON BUILDING (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) CHIEF OF EUNPYEONG-GU OFFICE, KIM ME-KYUNG, SAYING: "Today, we conducted an anti-terror drill during Ulchi civil defence drills period. Citizens, firefighters, military, police and related organizations joined the anti-terror drill which was held at busiest shopping mall in Eunpyeong-gu." MOCK BOMB ON FLOOR SOLDIERS HOLDING RIFLES AND WALKING DOWNSTAIRS SOLDIERS HOLDING SHIELD STANDING IN FRONT OF MOCK BOMB VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS APPROACHING TO MOCK BOMB VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS DETECTING AND INSPECTING MOCK BOMB
- Embargoed: 6th September 2022 11:11
- Keywords: Seoul South Korea Ulchi anti-terror civil defence drill shopping mall
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA001001123082022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: South Korea conducted an anti-terror drill simulating explosions and fire at shopping mall in Seoul on Tuesday (August 23), as part of the country's annual Ulchi civil defence drills.
The Ulchi civil defence drills, which are held from August 22 to 25, aim to check the country's crisis management and emergency preparedness amid North Korea's recent missile threats, the first nationwide government drills since the coronavirus pandemic, according to Ministry of the Interior and Safety.
About 70 personnel from military, police, fire station, and local government, as well as citizens participated in the drill, the city official said. People were seen escaping from shopping mall while firefighters scaled a building to rescue people inside and soldiers defused a mock bomb.
Separately, the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) also began on Monday (August 22), which will be continued until September 1, with a resumption of field training as the allies seek to tighten readiness over North Korea's potential weapons tests.
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