'BLUE LUMINARY 2' NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORIST EXERCISE - Press Conference
Release date: 17 May 2007
NSW and Commonwealth representatives are engaged in a major national counter–terrorism exercise, which commenced in Sydney last week and is focussed on APEC Leaders Week to be held in September.
“Blue Luminary 2” is an exercise jointly sponsored by the Commonwealth and State Governments and has been testing both state and national capabilities to respond to a series of significant incidents.
WHEN:
2pm TODAY (Thursday 17 May 2007)
WHERE:
Mrs Macquaries Chair, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney
WHO:
- NSW Premier Morris Iemma
- Federal Attorney General Philip Ruddock
- NSW Police Minister David Campbell
- Deputy Commissioner Specialist Operations Terry Collins
- Acting Deputy Commissioner Field Operations Denis Clifford
- Chief Superintendent Peter Lennon, APEC 2007 NSW Police Force Security Command
Issued by the NSW Police Force Media Unit (02) 8263 6100
Authorised by Deputy Commissioner Terry Collins
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