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These multi-faceted anti-terror drills are useful defence exercises. Singapore has recently concluded a three-day exercise.
Singapore hones defences against new terror tactics
Singapore hones defences against new terror tactics
1 day ago [AFP] SINGAPORE — Six terrorist teams brazenly attempt to sneak into Singapore aboard speedboats launched from a hijacked ship anchored offshore.
The navy detects the presence of the main vessel and alerts the police coast guard, which intercepts one team in a sea chase. The rest land at various points on the southern coast.
Carrying assault rifles concealed inside large bags, the attackers fan out in small groups by foot, train or taxi.
They target posh hotels, shopping malls and an underground station, shooting people at will and taking hostages before security forces overpower them.
Last week's elaborate simulation was modelled on the November 2008 rampage in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in a 60-hour shooting spree by Islamist gunmen who entered the Indian city by boat.
Designed to see how prepared Singapore was, the three-day drill was the city-state's biggest ever counter-terrorism exercise and ended just days before attacks in neighbouring Indonesia left at least eight dead and 55 wounded.
A United States ally in a region not unfamiliar with the terrorist threat -- underlined by the suicide blasts at two luxury Jakarta hotels on Friday -- Singapore considers itself a prime target.
Security analysts say threats from militants are continually evolving and Singapore, a densely populated port city hosting thousands of multinational firms, has to stay a step ahead. ...
Dubbed Exercise Northstar VII, the drill involved more than 2,000 participants from 15 agencies including the military, police, civil defence, hotel staff and transport operators.
In one mock attack, on the swanky Rasa Sentosa Resort Hotel, elite troops were dropped off from a helicopter onto the rooftop to rescue guests taken hostage by 'terrorists' who had killed and wounded several people.
Hotel staff tested evacuation plans, police and soldiers cordoned off the area and civil defence crews tended to the mock casualties. ....
The navy detects the presence of the main vessel and alerts the police coast guard, which intercepts one team in a sea chase. The rest land at various points on the southern coast.
Carrying assault rifles concealed inside large bags, the attackers fan out in small groups by foot, train or taxi.
They target posh hotels, shopping malls and an underground station, shooting people at will and taking hostages before security forces overpower them.
Last week's elaborate simulation was modelled on the November 2008 rampage in Mumbai in which 166 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in a 60-hour shooting spree by Islamist gunmen who entered the Indian city by boat.
Designed to see how prepared Singapore was, the three-day drill was the city-state's biggest ever counter-terrorism exercise and ended just days before attacks in neighbouring Indonesia left at least eight dead and 55 wounded.
A United States ally in a region not unfamiliar with the terrorist threat -- underlined by the suicide blasts at two luxury Jakarta hotels on Friday -- Singapore considers itself a prime target.
Security analysts say threats from militants are continually evolving and Singapore, a densely populated port city hosting thousands of multinational firms, has to stay a step ahead. ...
Dubbed Exercise Northstar VII, the drill involved more than 2,000 participants from 15 agencies including the military, police, civil defence, hotel staff and transport operators.
In one mock attack, on the swanky Rasa Sentosa Resort Hotel, elite troops were dropped off from a helicopter onto the rooftop to rescue guests taken hostage by 'terrorists' who had killed and wounded several people.
Hotel staff tested evacuation plans, police and soldiers cordoned off the area and civil defence crews tended to the mock casualties. ....
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