PHOTOS: Northstar counter-terrorism exercise held at Changi Airport

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    The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber.

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    The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber.

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    Police neutralising the threats during the exercise Northstar that happened at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    Police neutralising the threats during the exercise Northstar that happened at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    Police neutralising the threats during the exercise Northstar that happened at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

  • <p>Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
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    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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  • <p>The police had their Special Operations Command participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
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    The police had their Special Operations Command participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber.

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    The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber.

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    SCDF participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    The police had their Special Operations Command participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    The police had their Special Operations Command participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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  • <p>SAF mobilised its Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Defence Group for the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
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    SAF mobilised its Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Defence Group for the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

  • <p>Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam, Ho Ching and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
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    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam, Ho Ching and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    SAF mobilised its Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Defence Group for the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber.

  • <p>Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong looking on during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
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    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong looking on during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber.

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    SCDF participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    The police had their Special Operations Command participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

  • <p>Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
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    Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

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    SCDF participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017.

<p>The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber. </p>
<p>The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber. </p>
<p>Police neutralising the threats during the exercise Northstar that happened at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>Police neutralising the threats during the exercise Northstar that happened at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>Police neutralising the threats during the exercise Northstar that happened at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>The police had their Special Operations Command participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber. </p>
<p>The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber. </p>
<p>SCDF participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>The police had their Special Operations Command participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>The police had their Special Operations Command participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>SAF mobilised its Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Defence Group for the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam, Ho Ching and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>SAF mobilised its Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Defence Group for the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong looking on during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>The threats during the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017, included a few gunmen and a suicide bomber. </p>
<p>SCDF participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>SCDF participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>SCDF participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>The police had their Special Operations Command participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen attending the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>SCDF participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>SCDF participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
<p>SCDF participating in the counter terrorism exercise Northstar at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on 17 October, 2017. </p>
Stefanus Ian

A large-scale counter-terrorism drill was staged at Changi Airport in the wee hours of Tuesday (17 October) in what Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said was a “very realistic scenario” for the exercise.

This is the first time the exercise has been conducted at Changi Airport. During the drill, simulations included a shooting rampage by gunmen and a suicide bombing.

Known as Exercise Northstar, the multi-agency counter-terrorism exercise involved more than 650 personnel from the Singapore Police Force, Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Changi Airport Group and Ministry of Health.

(Photos by Stefanus Ian)

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