Specially-trained police officers are to take delivery of a nerve gas antidote to be used in the event of a terrorist attack. Thousands of self-injecting antidote syringes will be distributed across the country, including North East Lincolnshire [U.K.], to be used in a biological or chemical attack. A spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) said the distribution of such equipment should not cause panic. “Issue of the syringes to the officers concerned had been planned for some time and has already begun this year,” he said. “It is not a reaction to any recent or specific threat. “The issue of antidote syringes is only one element in comprehensive and continuing police work to prepare for any terrorist attack of a chemical, biological or radiological nature. Full Story
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