What appeared as a regular mock drill by Mumbai police at Bandra's KFC outlet led to a panicky situation after reports of a blast near KFC restaurant in Pakistan aired on TV channels.
What appeared as a regular mock drill by Mumbai police at Bandra's KFC outlet led to a panicky situation after reports of a blast near KFC restaurant in Pakistan aired on TV channels.
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More than 150 police personnel were positioned at various spots near KFC. The entire lane of linking road was closed leading to more chaos.
A similar mock drill was conducted yesterday at Globus Mall, Bandra.
"We are testing our preparations in the event of a terror attack, the city police have been conducting mock drill at various malls in Mumbai at regular inervals," said a police inspector from Khar police station.u00a0u00a0
However, a source opined, "We received information about a possible threat and a team was checking the entire place. But it was just a rumour."
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A similar mock drill conducted at K Star Mall in Chembur earlier created confusion among citizens. The drill comprised over 300 police personnel wearing bulletproof jackets and were armed with AK-47s.
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