Yonhap News
2010/12/15 15:42 KST
(LEAD) S. Korea stages largest-scale civil defense drill amid tension with N. Korea
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea staged a nationwide civil defense drill Wednesday against possible attacks by North Korea as cross-border tensions run high after the North's shelling of a border island last month.
The exercise began at 2 p.m. with all South Koreans asked to flee to nearby air raid shelters, subway stations or other designated underground facilities at the sound of the raid sirens.
Ten mock North Korean aircraft flew over major cities, including Seoul and Busan, and people driving cars were asked to immediately park along roads and go to shelters.
The 15-minute drill was the largest in the country since such drills began in 1975, according to the National Emergency Management Agency.
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