(12 Sep 2002)
1. Wide shot of abandoned airport building
2. Car parked in front of a building exploding, pull out to wide of shot and second explosion
3. Wide shot of people running out of building, audio of sirens
4. Various of "injured" being helped by other civilians to get out of building
5. Emergency vehicle driving down street
6. Man in protective suit sprays a seperate vehicle with foaming substance
7. Close-up of civilians "contaminated" by biological weapons lying on ground
8. Emergency vehicles arriving in area where "injured" are lying
9. Soldier in gas mask and gloves kneeling beside vehicle
10. Soldier in gas mask and gloves kneeling in front of building pointing a hand gun
11. Soldiers in gas masks entering top floor of building
12. Various of people watching exercise from stands
13. "Injured" lying on airport tarmac
14. Vehicles arriving on airport tarmac, driving past "injured"
15. Various of "injured" being attended to be medical staff
16. Various of fire officers wearing anti-biological weapons suits fighting fire
17. Fire officer decontaminating building
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Kaiser, Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
"Saying the reason they are doing the exercises now is because there is a high risk that chemical and biological weapons can be used in terrorist attacks, that's why concerned member states conducted this exercise."
19. Special police arriving at site in chemical suits and checking building
STORYLINE:
A dozen countries ranging from Iran to the United Kingdom began a simulated operation on Monday against an imaginary chemical weapons attack at a Croatian airport.
The weeklong exercise, conducted by the international Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), is intended to help evaluate the agency's level of preparedness for a real chemical attack.
Some 300 people from 12 countries in the 145-member organisation will participate in Operation ASISTEX-1, using 40 different kinds of vehicles, three transport planes, a helicopter and approximately 100 tonnes of equipment.
The exercise in the coastal city of Zadar involves a simulated terrorist attack on an international airport, in which unknown chemicals are released in several terminals and outlying areas, posing a threat to surrounding settlements.
During the operation, at the Zemunik airport on the mid-Adriatic Sea, local authorities have been working closely with the OPCW, which provides international assistance ranging from detection and decontamination to rescue and protection of civilians.
O-P-C-W spokesperon, Peter Kaiser said "....
Nations taking part in the drill alongside Croat personnel are Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Iran, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The OPCW was established in 1997 under an international treaty signed by 145 nations. Its main task is to ensure the verification and destruction of chemical weapons and to provide protection and assistance against the chemical threat.
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