Hundreds play the part for antiterrorism drill

Dirty bomb scenario tests rescue response

Victims in makeup to simulate wounds wore white suits so that rescuers could find them in the terrorist attack drill.

By Mac Daniel

Globe Staff / September 18, 2006

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CAMBRIDGE -- Federal, state, and local agencies yesterday staged the largest antiterrorism drill ever in New England, simulating the response to a mock explosion of a radioactive dirty bomb at the CambridgeSide Galleria. Hundreds of officers and rescue workers created a block-long triage and decontamination center outside the mall to treat volunteers acting out the roles of people exposed and ... (Full article: 976 words)