Police on Friday conducted mock drills involving multiple agencies on roads and key establishments like the airport in Pune to test preparedness for effectively tackling emergency situations such as terrorist attacks, officials said.

As part of the exercise on the busy Fergusson College Road in the Deccan Gymkhana area and Mahatma Gandhi Road, two dummy bomb blasts were simulated.

''After this, personnel from multiple agencies, including police, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), fire brigade, health and ambulance services, rushed in and carried out coordinated response measures,'' the Special Branch official said.

Traffic on the Fergusson College Road and nearby J M Road was diverted to facilitate the drill, he added.

Similarly, anti-hijacking operations were carried out at a D

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