- Title: South Korea conducts anti-terror drills in Seoul subway
- Date: 22nd August 2017
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AUGUST 22, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** LUGGAGE EXPLODING DURING MOCK TERROR SITUATION INSIDE SUBWAY STATION / MEN ACTING AS PASSENGERS LYING DOWN ON FLOOR MEN LYING ON FLOOR EMERGENCY RESCUE TEAM APPROACHING EXPLOSION SITE TO RESCUE PASSENGERS RESCUE TEAM PUTTING OXYGEN MASK ON TO APPARENTLY INJURED PASSENGER FIRE FIGHTERS APPROACHING MOCK TERROR SCENE FIRE FIGHTERS PLACING AND FASTENING INJURED PASSENGER ON TO STRETCHER VARIOUS OF FIRE FIGHTERS SPRAYING FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SOLDIERS AND POLICE OFFICERS APPROACHING EXPLOSION SITE VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICERS INSTALLING POLICE LINE POLICE SWAT TEAM AND EXPLOSIVES DETECTION DOG CHECKING EXPLOSION SCENE POLICE LINE (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) GENERAL MANAGER OF SEOUL METRO, BAEK HYUNG-JAE, SAYING: "The drill simulated an explosive terror attack situation at the platform. The goal of the exercise focused on securing the safety of passengers and ensuring the safe operation of trains." TRAIN APPROACHING PLATFORM AND COMING TO STOP SMOKE SPREADING INSIDE TRAIN DURING MOCK TERROR SITUATION, AS MAN SHOUTS (Korean): "What is this smell?" PASSENGERS HOLDING HAND TO MOUTH AND COUGHING AS SMOKE THICKENS VARIOUS OF PASSENGERS HITTING ON TRAIN DOOR, CRYING FOR HELP TRAIN DOOR SLIDING OPEN AND PASSENGERS, INCLUDING ACTING AS A SERIOUSLY INJURED PERSON (LEFT FROM LAST ROW COMING OUT), RUNNING OUT MAN WEARING "SERIOUSLY INJURED" TAG LIMPING AWAY ON PLATFORM, AS IF SICK, HOLDING HAND TO MOUTH AND COUGHING "SERIOUSLY INJURED" PASSENGER LYING ON TRAIN FLOOR AND SPECIAL RESCUE TEAM COMING TO TERROR SITE, CHECKING ON INJURED PASSENGERS RESCUE TEAM CARRYING MAN LABELLED WITH "DEAD" TAG OUT OF TRAIN ON STRETCHERS, FOLLOWED BY "SERIOUSLY INJURED" PASSENGER CHEMICAL FORCE PUTTING INJURED PASSENGER ON TO STRETCHER PASSENGER ACTING AS AN UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM RESCUE FORCES CARRYING INJURED PASSENGER ON STRETCHER OUT OF PLATFORM
- Embargoed: 5th September 2017 08:15
- Keywords: South Korea Ulchi Exercise civil defence subway terror
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA0016V8N1OL
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: South Korea conducted drills simulating bomb and poisonous gas attacks at a subway station on Tuesday (August 22) in Seoul.
They are part of yearly contingency drills known as the "Ulchi Exercises", amid mounting tension over North Korea's weapons programmes.
About 200 personnel from the Seoul Metro, police, military, fire department, local government as well as about 60 citizens participated in the exercise at the Sadang subway station.
The country's four-day Ulchi Exercise began on Monday (August 21). About 4,000 government bodies as well as 480,000 state employees are expected to take part, according to Ministry of the Interior and Safety. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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