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Homeland Security To Buy Entire Town For Terror Drills

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Nandita Godbole
27 September 2004 - 2:00pm

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security will purchase an entire town to conduct anti-terrorism training.

"The United States Department of Homeland Security is buying an entire town for use in its anti-terror training, the New York Times reports...Emergency workers will use the site to simulate suicide bombings, anthrax attacks and water-supply poisonings."

Full Story: US 'buys town for terror drills'
Source: BBC News, September 27, 2004
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