May announces counter-terrorism training exercise
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E-mail Xinhua, March 28, 2017
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday announced plans for a major counter-terrorism training exercise in Scotland.
May said the exercise will take place in Scotland later this year to test multi-agency response that would come into force in the event of a terror attack.
During a visit Monday to Police Scotland, which will act as the lead force throughout the training operation, May met a range of officers involved in counter-terrorism, including some who were involved in Police Scotland's response to last week's attacks in Westminster.
A spokesman for May said: "The training is part of the UK government's National Counter-Terrorism Exercise Program and brings together partners from policing and security, the armed forces, UK government departments and the devolved administrations to test responses to a major terrorist attack."
"Training operations such as this one play a significant part in making sure police forces and other response agencies are able to fully draw on the latest intelligence and resources from the UK's security forces to protect against terrorism anywhere on our soil," said the spokesman.
The training exercise, which will take place in October, will also involve areas in the north of England.
Last week's attack in London left four people, including a police officer, dead.
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