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3dGameMan
09-19-2005, 06:54 AM
Toronto undergoes simulated attack: ~source (http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/09/18/toronto_test_attack_20050918.html)

CBC News

Emergency crews pulled bodies from a Toronto subway station and office tower Sunday morning after a highly coordinated attack.

But it was only a test.

Passersby gawked behind police tape as dozens of officers in protective suits and gas masks carried victims to a decontamination site.

The scenario involved terrorists detonating two bombs in downtown Toronto's financial district.

The first was a radioactive device contaminating a subway car.

The second simulated explosion minutes later was a hydrogen cyanide blast in a stairwell of the Royal Trust tower.

The test included about 250 people and cost close to $30,000. It was designed to test the city's Joint CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Response Team.

maud'ib
09-19-2005, 08:27 AM
Hmm, the article doesn't say if we passed or failed these tests. I would venture to say that if it wasn't mentioned, we failed miserably :(

3dGameMan
09-19-2005, 10:41 AM
I recall hearing on the radio Mayor David Miller stating that it went very well :Thumb

egarrard
09-19-2005, 01:34 PM
As a once-upon-a-time Eagle Scout, I have to say that it's always good to be prepared. :thumb