Kawasaki city holds chemical weapons attack drill

Kawasaki city holds chemical weapons attack drill

KAWASAKI, Japan - Firefighters wearing chemical protection suits accompany a man during a mock drill Nov. 22 at an underground shopping complex in JR Kawasaki Station. The city of Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo, held the chemical weapons attack drill, the first of its kind in Japan following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

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