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Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe largest training exercise in modern times took place at Canary Wharf to test emergency services' response to terror attacks (PA)Up to 1,000 emergency service personnel and security staff participated in a large-scale counter-terrorism training exercise, codenamed 'Firebird', in London's Canary Wharf on Sunday. The drill simulated a marauding terrorist attack, testing police, firefighters, paramedics, and counter-terrorism investigation teams, and incorporated lessons from the Manchester Arena attack. Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent Kris Wright stated the exercise was the largest of its kind in modern times and was poignant given Canary Wharf was the site of the 1996 Docklands IRA bombing. The exercise aimed to test responses to various attack scenarios, including knife, gun, fire, and vehicle-based threats, and utilised new technologies like drones. Officials emphasised that the exercise was not in response to specific intelligence but was crucial due to the UK's 'severe' terrorism threat level, urging public vigilance. In fullLondon’s Canary Wharf hosts largest ever terror attack training exerciseThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
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London’s Canary Wharf hosts largest ever terror attack training exercise
The exercise, involving up to 1,000 people was codenamed 'Firebird'
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Canary Wharf hosts terror attack training exercise with 1,000 involved
Counter Terrorism Policing London organisers drew on lessons learned after the Manchester Arena terrorist attack and deployed new technology during the event on Sunday morning.
