Large-scale anti-terrorism drills held in Tokyo

     Tokyo police have conducted large-scale drills to prepare for possible coordinated terrorist attacks in Tokyo in the run-up to the Ise-Shima Group of Seven Summit in May.      About 360 people including police officers and private citizens took part on Monday. The drills simulated attacks at a railway station and a busy…

Tokyo police getting ready for Olympics

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. A newly released online PR video is dramatizing their counter-terrorism and anti-crime readiness. The video was uploaded onto YouTube, and cost about 180,000 dollars to produce. One episode shows a special assault team raiding a terrorist hideout and overpowering terrorists.…

Ghana on High Alert After Ivory Coast Terror Attack

ACCRA – Ghana’s government has put the nation on high alert in the wake of Sunday’s deadly terror attack in neighboring Ivory Coast. Ghana’s national security chiefs say they have intelligence of a credible terrorist threat in the country. They made the announcement Wednesday following a meeting with Ghana’s President John Mahama to review their…