Exercise Heartbeat: Scenarios of terror attacks across Singapore
The Singapore Police Force, along with other departments of the Home Team, played out various scenarios of terror attacks across Singapore on Wednesday (Nov 18). Codenamed Exercise Heartbeat, the 'attacks' are part of a major annual anti-terror exercise on dealing with terrorist attacks in Singapore.
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SCDF front-line firefighters attending to the victims at One Marina Boulevard during one of the scenarios simulating a chemical agent attack.
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A group of office workers were "foaming at the mouth" and "suffering from fits" at One Marina Boulevard during one of the scenarios simulating a chemical agent attack.
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SCDF front-line firefighters attending to victims at One Marina Boulevard during one of the scenarios simulating a chemical agent attack.
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SCDF front-line firefighters attending to victims at One Marina Boulevard during one of the scenarios simulating a chemical agent attack.
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SCDF personnel and hazmat specialists arriving at One Marina Boulevard during one of the scenarios simulating a chemical agent attack.
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SCDF personnel cutting open a victim's clothes for the decontamination process after a chemical agent attack.
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An SCDF personnel cutting open a victim's clothes for the decontamination process after a chemical agent attack.
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SCDF personnel cutting open a victim's clothes for the decontamination process after a chemical agent attack.
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An SCDF personnel cutting open a victim's clothes for the decontamination process after a chemical agent attack.
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SCDF personnel standing near a fire engine after a chemical agent attack.
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Office workers affected by the "explosion" during the second scenario at Esplanade Park.
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The second scenario at Esplanade Park involves two different types of attacks - an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion and a gunman shooting (pictured).
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Police officers subduing the gunman.
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SCDF personnel arriving to help victims after the explosion and shooting scenario.
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SCDF personnel helping a victim after the explosion and shooting scenario.
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