Tri-Service
Military Take Part In London Terror Exercise
Warning: The above training exercise video includes gunfire and the sound of people in distress
400 soldiers, thought to include members of the SAS, have been involved in the staging of a city-wide exercise aimed at testing London's ability to respond to a "marauding terrorist attack".
Elite Police firearms units, the Armed Forces, government officials and members of the Security Services responded to a series of rolling mock attacks on locations across the capital.
The exercise - codenamed Strong Tower - is London's largest counter-terrorism exercise to date.
The Metropolitan police stressed that the training was not being carried out because of any intelligence about an imminent attack and had been planned since January.
Related topics
Join Our Newsletter
