‘Commuters’ held ‘hostage’ at Raffles Place MRT in largest anti-terror exercise at a train station

Backing away from police officers, the "suicide bomber" in this scenario uses the "hostage" as a human shield. - LIANHE ZAOBAO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): “Terrorists” struck Raffles Place MRT station and took people “hostage” on Wednesday (May 24) morning, in a simulated attack featuring two emergency scenarios and involving more than 250 personnel.

As police officers yelled at one of the “assailants” to drop his knife, the man unzipped his jacket to reveal an even deadlier weapon – a “bomb” strapped to his chest.