Medical staff listen to a doctor during a drill simulating an unconventional weapons attack, at Haemek hospital in the northern Israeli city of Afula November 30, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]
Israel Practices Biological Attack Response -- Voice Of America
The Israeli government has carried out a two-day exercise it says is aimed at boosting preparedness for any terrorist attack aimed at sparking an outbreak of a highly contagious disease. Israeli officials emphasize the biological weapons drill is routine, but it comes amid rising tensions in the region, particularly from Iran.
Ha-Emek Hospital in Afula, 100 kilometers north of Tel Aviv. Personnel are responding to a simulated biological weapons attack.
In this exercise no one knows what contagious agent has been used, anthrax, botulism or another deadly organism. The staff must identify the agent and within hours begin vaccinating the local population against it.
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