View Photos of Tuesday's RECCE terrorism drill at JKIA

Recce squad on Tuesday morning carried out a mock terrorist attack at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, briefly causing panic.

This was the scenario: A group of Terrorist this morning hijacked a flight KQ KXXX set to leave for Malindi. The flight had 30 passengers. The terrorists demanded food, refueling facilities and a flight plan to their destination of choice. The GSU Recce team neutralized the threat, with casualties being evacuated by the Red Cross to various city hospitals.

All airports under ICAO regulations and standards are obligated to do such drills once every three years to increase their preparedness.

View photos of the drill.