Explosions
and gunfire could be heard ringing out from Britain's second busiest
shopping centre this morning in one of the biggest counter terrorism
training exercises to ever take place on these shores.
A
'suicide bomber' detonated his explosive in the middle of the Trafford
Centre in Manchester, 'killing and wounding' dozens of the 800
volunteers recruited to test the emergency response to an extremist
attack in the wake of ISIS led assaults on Paris and Brussels.
Bloody
victims were seen running for their lives during the mock-up, while
scores more were forced to play dead as the 'terrorists' attempted to
seize control of the shopping mall.
The terrifying enactment began shortly after midnight this
morning, codenamed Exercise Winchester Accord, when a man dressed all in black
walked in and shouted at the would be shoppers.
Seconds later an explosion rocked the food hall as he
detonated a bomb, 'killing and wounding' many in the vicinity, all of whom were
wearing ear defenders and safety glasses and had been given gruesome, blood
injuries by make-up artists.
As their screams echoed through the building, a masked
gunman then entered, firing a number of rounds, leaving more people dead and
injured.
The terror
cell then continued in their attempts to maim and kill as the emergency
response got underway, their targets hiding behind walls and in
restaurants.
A
squadron of police cars, fire engines and ambulances raced to the
scene, while masked counter-terror officers made their way inside hoping
to gain control and quell the deadly assault - an operation which is
believed to have been ongoing until 6am.
The exercise followed similar simulations to have taken place in London, Glasgow and Essex in recent months.
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