Japanese capital holds first North Korean missile attack drill | The Indian Express

Japanese capital holds first North Korean missile attack drill | The Indian Express

Japanese capital holds first North Korean missile attack drill

The choreographed evacuations at a fair ground and park ringing the Tokyo Dome baseball stadium involved around 300 volunteers.

By: Reuters | Tokyo | Published: January 22, 2018 12:35 pm

A member of staff guides participants during an evacuation drill simulating a North Korea ballistic missile attack in Tokyo,  January 22, 2018. (Source: AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Tokyo held its first missile evacuation drill on Monday with volunteers taking cover in subway stations and other underground spaces that would double as shelters for the Japanese capital in the event of a North Korean missile strike.

The choreographed evacuations at a fair ground and park ringing the Tokyo Dome baseball stadium involved around 300 volunteers.

Small groups of protesters scuffled with police as they demonstrated against what they criticised as a war game that fanned public fear.