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France Stage Terror Drill With Crisis Actors Ahead Of Euro 2016

Government officials in France have staged a fake terror drill using crisis actors in preparation for Euro 2016 this summer.  The mock terrorist attack prepares emergency crews for a potential chemical weapons attack at the European Championship games. Dailymail.co.uk reports: More than 2,000 people from the French emergency services took part in a fake chemical attack designed to give them the best possible training should the tournament by targeted. The activities undertaken were also in response to the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris on Friday, November 13 last year which left 130 dead and hundreds injured. The Stade de France, which will host the final of Euro 2016 on Sunday, July 10, was a target of suicide bombers during the international friendly match between France and Germany but they were prevented from gaining entry into the stadium. There are currently heightened security measures in place following the attacks in Belgium’s capital of Brussels last month left 32 people dead. Extra security checks were put in place at stadiums across Europe for the recent international break and it is expected that they will only become more stringent when the tournament gets underway on Friday, June 10. More than 2.5 [...]