ATLANTA (AP) - Law enforcement agencies plan to hold a terrorism response drill at Atlanta’s Lenox Square Mall.
The exercise is set to begin at 5 p.m. Sunday. It’s meant to simulate a complex terrorist attack in a public place.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are partnering with Atlanta police and representatives from state and local law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services for the drill.
J. Britt Johnson, who heads the FBI’s Atlanta field office, says the exercise will highlight the importance of readiness and partnerships between law enforcement agencies and first responders.
There will be a large law enforcement presence at the mall during the drill.
The public is asked to avoid the area and to remember that it is only a drill.
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