FBI, police hold weapons of mass destruction drills at old Alameda naval air station

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Thursday, June 8, 2017
FBI, police hold weapons of mass destruction drills at old Alameda naval air station
Parts of the old Alameda naval air station will be under siege, for a two-day drill involving the FBI and 1st responders from more than 15 agencies planning for a weapons of mass destruction attack.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- Parts of the old Alameda naval air station will be under siege, for a two-day drill involving the FBI and 1st responders from more than 15 agencies.

It's a pretend scenario that, at times, looked like the real thing with non-toxic orange smoke billowing into the air, just as a chemical weapon might and victims on the ground.

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