The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) held an anti-terror
drill in east China's Qingdao City Wednesday to test its
capabilities in dealing with possible terrorist attacks using
chemical weapons during the sailing events of the 2008 Olympic
Games.
Most events will be held in the Chinese capital Beijing apart
from the sailing competitions in Qingdao, Shandong Province and the equestrian events in
Hong Kong.
A chemical detachment of the PLA Navy conducted the two-hour
drill, which included moving local residents to safer places,
examining the chemical toxicity and cleaning-up chemicals in the
affected area.
The Navy detachment has been assigned to take up the job during
the Olympic Games, and over the past six months, the troops have
been busy training for combating terror attacks with the use of
chemical weapons.
(Xinhua News Agency April 7, 2006)
