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Passengers at Nizamuddin railway station were completely nonplussed when told by security personnel that serial bomb blasts had been reported from gate no. 1. One person had been purportedly killed and six injured in the blasts.
Railway police commandos and SWAT teams had rushed to the spot and cordoned it off. An operation to rescue hostages at a waiting hall was underway. Efficiently and without much ado, passengers were escorted by armed policemen out of the station.
It took some time for both the public and local police to understand that they were playing their respective parts in a mock bomb blast drill being conducted to ensure coordination between Delhi Police and central forces and to respond quickly and competently in a situation similar to the Gurdaspur attack last week. DCP (Railways) Sanjay Bhatia, who had monitored the drill, said it was a security measure taken ahead of Independence Day
"We've been training our men to deal with contingencies such as attacks in crowded railway stations. The drills were conducted to test their efficiency," Bhatia said.
Around 12.30pm, policemen were told that a group of armed militants had entered the station and taken a few passengers hostage in the waiting room near gate no. 1. The area was immediately cordoned off. Police began to escort out passengers who were leaving the station. Soon there were three mock blasts, simulated with help of fireworks.
Commandos from Railway Protection Special Forces immediately took their positions as teams from civil defence, CATS and Delhi Police worked to remove injured from the scene. Firefighters were also called in to help douse flames.
The Delhi Police Special Weapons And Tactics team arrived in an armoured vehicle and covered the exits of the station. A crack team of commandos armed with MP5 sub-machine guns and Israeli CornerShots moved in stealthily to clear the rooms. The hostages were 'identified' and the team took calculated shots to neutralize the 'terrorists'. The whole operation was conducted within 15 minutes. Then it was time for the SWAT team to evacuate the 'hostages'.
Passengers shocked by the turn of events were told about the mock blast drill once outside the station.
"I actually thought it was a terrorist attack. I tried to take cover behind a pillar on the platform while I was being guided out by a cop. I never let my guard down," Samuel George, a tourist returning from Agra, said.
Officials said methods adopted by Punjab Police were studied and simulations prepared accordingly. Security at railway stations and airports has been stepped up following intelligence inputs ahead of Independence Day.
Tense moments at Nizamuddin Station as 'hostages rescued' - The Times of India
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that was stupid, they ran the risk of creating panic that might've resulted in a stampede.
Railway police commandos and SWAT teams had rushed to the spot and cordoned it off. An operation to rescue hostages at a waiting hall was underway. Efficiently and without much ado, passengers were escorted by armed policemen out of the station.
It took some time for both the public and local police to understand that they were playing their respective parts in a mock bomb blast drill being conducted to ensure coordination between Delhi Police and central forces and to respond quickly and competently in a situation similar to the Gurdaspur attack last week. DCP (Railways) Sanjay Bhatia, who had monitored the drill, said it was a security measure taken ahead of Independence Day
"We've been training our men to deal with contingencies such as attacks in crowded railway stations. The drills were conducted to test their efficiency," Bhatia said.
Around 12.30pm, policemen were told that a group of armed militants had entered the station and taken a few passengers hostage in the waiting room near gate no. 1. The area was immediately cordoned off. Police began to escort out passengers who were leaving the station. Soon there were three mock blasts, simulated with help of fireworks.
Commandos from Railway Protection Special Forces immediately took their positions as teams from civil defence, CATS and Delhi Police worked to remove injured from the scene. Firefighters were also called in to help douse flames.
The Delhi Police Special Weapons And Tactics team arrived in an armoured vehicle and covered the exits of the station. A crack team of commandos armed with MP5 sub-machine guns and Israeli CornerShots moved in stealthily to clear the rooms. The hostages were 'identified' and the team took calculated shots to neutralize the 'terrorists'. The whole operation was conducted within 15 minutes. Then it was time for the SWAT team to evacuate the 'hostages'.
Passengers shocked by the turn of events were told about the mock blast drill once outside the station.
"I actually thought it was a terrorist attack. I tried to take cover behind a pillar on the platform while I was being guided out by a cop. I never let my guard down," Samuel George, a tourist returning from Agra, said.
Officials said methods adopted by Punjab Police were studied and simulations prepared accordingly. Security at railway stations and airports has been stepped up following intelligence inputs ahead of Independence Day.
Tense moments at Nizamuddin Station as 'hostages rescued' - The Times of India
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that was stupid, they ran the risk of creating panic that might've resulted in a stampede.
