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Shoppers at Chalong’s popular Robinson Lifestyle mall were left in shock as police staged a dramatic active gunman drill, simulating a gunman on the loose.
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Shoppers at Chalong’s popular Robinson Lifestyle mall were left in shock as police staged a dramatic active gunman drill, simulating a gunman on the loose. A video, posted by Chalong Police on Tuesday, October 1, shows a man pulling up on a motorbike, wielding what looks like an assault rifle, before storming the mall in a mock mass shooting.
As the gunman moved through the building, staff were seen fleeing, while senior officers arrived on the scene, taking control with the help of the mall’s CCTV system.
A crack police team, armed with a bulletproof shield, entered in formation and confronted the gunman, who quickly surrendered.
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