Gardaí conducted a counter-terrorism exercise in Dublin this morning to test their response in the event of a mass casualty terrorist attack.
The simulation, codenamed ’Sciath’, involved a number of actors at the Docklands railway station in Dublin’s north inner city and the garda units involved today had not been told ahead of time what would be involved.
It started with two men in a black van striking a female cyclist on the footpath outside the train station. The two men, one armed with a large blade and the other with a gun, then assaulted the woman and two others further along the path before moving inside the station.
The incident was initially reported as a road traffic collision and the first patrol car arrived on scene in less than four minutes. The unarmed gardaí assessed the situation and called for backup and medical assistance. Again, less than four minutes later, the first armed unit arrived on the scene.
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