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Summary Japanese police carried out anti-terror drills at world's 2nd tallest building ahead of its opening.
Japanese police, fire fighters and military officials deployed attack dogs and bomb disposal unit on Monday to protect Japans tallest building from possible terrorist attacks ahead of its opening next month.The Sky Tree, standing 634 metres (2,080 feet) tall, is the worlds second tallest structure after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and will open to the public next month.One of the drills was conducted at the observation platform 350-metres (1,148-feet) above the ground, where a mock terrorist caused panic as he sprayed around a can of toxic chemical paralysing a dozen visitors including himself.A joint team of police, fire fighters and Japan Self Defence Force (JSDF) rushed in immediately with protective clothes and gear. After checking the level of contamination in the air, officials carried away all victims and arrested the suspect.Tokyo Sky Tree is now the worlds tallest free-standing broadcast tower ahead of the Canton Tower in China which scales 600 metres (1,968 feet).The towers the upper observation area, over 450 metres (1,476 feet) above the ground, is now the tallest observation deck in Japan.The tower and surrounding shopping complex took nearly four years and nearly 65 billion yen (800 million USD) to complete and is scheduled to open to the public on May 22.
