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Sirens sound across Israel in 'doomsday' drill June 03, 2009

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Sirens sound across Israel in 'doomsday' drill

Wed Jun 3, 7:06 AM ET
Israel is in the middle of its biggest-ever national exercise to test the response of emergency services to potential missile attacks, bombings and natural disasters. The five-day exercise, which began on Sunday, simulates simultaneous rocket strikes.

Sirens wailed across Israel, sending many into shelters as part of the largest-ever exercise to test the response to a "doomsday" mix of missile attacks, suicide bombings and natural disasters.

Israelis throughout the country were asked to head to shelters when they heard the sirens, with radio and television underlining that it was only as part of an exercise.

"The purpose of the siren is to affect the consciousness of the Israeli public," Deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilnai said. "Every citizen of the state should know that an emergency drill can take place anytime anywhere, and how they should act.

Schoolchildren, government workers and shoppers at malls headed to basements when the alerts screeched across the country as part of a five-day exercise that simulates responses to rocket strikes from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon and missile attacks from arch-foes Syria and Iran.

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  • i'd cry if this happened to me ok that's some scary shit

  • this is only training for doomsday when happening

  • LOL

  • AAAAAAA, RUNNNNNN!

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