Lynchburg, VA- A group of students at Liberty University learned how you would respond to a bioterror attack Saturday morning. <\/p>\n
The demonstration involved the State Police and was at the Vines Center. The students learned that there's a whole lot to responding to a bioterrorist attack. <\/p>\n
The Virginia State Police Counter Terrorism & Criminal Interdiction Unit led the demonstration. <\/p>\n
\"We've heard not only from the news media ,but from throughout the world, there are attacks on Christians, there are attacks throughout the world. And we're trying to prepare not only our students but local law enforcement agencies about how to handle a bioterrorist attack,\" said Dr. James Mcclintok, the director of Forensic Science at Liberty University. <\/p>\n
This simulated fog represents a dangerous micro-organism contaminating the air. <\/p>\n
\"Everyone's afraid of a biological weapons attack, but no one really knows how to respond if it occurs of what to do, they're just be wide-spread panic. So the more education there is for the public, the greater the chance lives will be saved if one of these events does occur,\" said student Samuel Giovanucci, a Strategic Intelligence Major. <\/p>\n
Liberty University students first needed to learn how to properly test it. <\/p>\n
\"It could potentially cause harm to us, our health and cause illness or even death. So we're looking at the release of a biological agent and then our students will identify that agent for identification purposes,\" said Mcclintok. <\/p>\n
Students signed up to participate, some working on forensics, criminology, or biology classes, others just wanted to learn more and be prepared. <\/p>\n
\"Trying to prepare our students when they enter the working environment, how to be better prepared for such an attack,\" said Mcclintok. <\/p>\n
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