Beijing prepares itself for terror, disaster scenarios

ChinaBeijing - The forest area of the Olympic Green will be used as a shelter area for athletes and spectators in the case of of a terror attack or a natural disaster at the Beijing Games, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

Citing a member of the organizing committee BOCOG, Xinhua said that tents and sleeping bags have already been set aside for such scenarios.

Olympic organizers have named a terror attack the biggest threat for the August 8-24 Games in the Chinese capital, even though such attacks have not been reported in the country for years.

Beijing police last weekend issued guidelines for the population how to act in the case of terror scenarios. It also containes recommendations how to react to attacks with biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. (dpa)

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