The video they released showed the Gardaí dealing with a simulated version of a terrorist attack.
A staged incident took place in Dublin City University on Friday night that aimed to test how Gardaí would deal with a mass casualty terrorist attack.
The simulation, which was titled Operation Barracuda, involved over 50 actors and a Garda recruits to take part in a realistic university shooting and hostage situation.
In the exercise, the Garda Control Centre received a 999 call about a serious road traffic collision on the DCU campus. A number of minutes later a number of assailants exited the car and began shooting and attacking by-standers.
The Gardaí released a short clip of the incident on their Twitter page on Friday night, which you can see below:
TRAINING EXERCISE
We are currently carrying out a 'live' major emergency training exercise on DCU campus with @AmbulanceNAS
@defenceforces
@DubFireBrigade pic.twitter.com/m83gB1yW9I— Garda Info (@gardainfo) November 16, 2018
A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said that:”The “platinum 10 minutes” and the “golden hour” are crucial in terms of saving the lives of those injured, and the exercise will also focus on the safety of the first responders.
“As specialist Garda units(Armed Response Units, Emergency Response Unit and Hostage Negotiators) respond, An Garda Síochána identify and create safe areas for the treatment and recovery of the injured.”
They took to Twitter to thank everyone involved after it had ended.
The training exercise has now concluded. We would like to thank the public for their cooperation, @DublinCityUni, and our partners @AmbulanceNAS @defenceforces @DubFireBrigade
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) November 16, 2018
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