Russian army engineers averted a new terrorist act in Chechnya evacuating handmade mine
27.07.2004, 02.30
GROZNY, July 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian army engineers averted a new terrorist act in Chechnya Monday. The Grozny military commandant’s office told Tass the engineers found a handmade mine planted in a street between a 9-story apartment block and the office of the Chechen state radio and TV company.
The engineers first attempted to destroy the mine by machinegun fire, however it did not explode. The mine was then evacuated outside the city and eliminated.
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Nebraska prepares for possible bio-terrorist attack
By Kristina Jergensen , The North Platte Telegraph 07/26/2004
From left, Stacy Olea and Barbara Dethlefs, both of Ogallala Community Hospital, and Rhonda Theiler, director of Sandhills District Health Department in Ogallala discuss ways to respond to a fictional scenario of a bio-terrorism attack in Nebraska.
If terrorists used disease-causing agents to attack Nebraska, would emergency workers in North Platte and area towns know how to respond?
This question was the theme of a disaster preparedness seminar Tuesday sponsored by the West Central District Health Department and attended by more than 50 people from area hospitals, emergency agencies covering a 16-county area, nursing homes, police and fire departments, health departments, the media and service organizations such as United Way and The Salvation Army.
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