U.S. staged mock mall attacks to test readiness after Kenya siege, official says

[jakeXT]

Source: CNN

(CNN)After a siege at a Kenyan mall two years ago, the FBI started staging mock attacks in U.S. shopping centers during off hours to test their readiness, an official said.

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Although Homeland Security and the FBI say they are not aware of a specific, credible plot against U.S. malls, they've worked to improve security in light of the attack in Kenya.

Last year, the FBI teamed up with various malls nationwide to increase preparedness, a law enforcement official told CNN. It tested the readiness of SWAT teams by staging fake attacks at malls when they were closed, the official said.

Since then, the FBI has had a program that works with malls to improve security, the official said.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/23/us/us-al-shabaab-preparedness/index.html

[glasshouses]

1. .

[Gore1FL]

2. I suspect the biggest challenge to al Shabaab is finding an open mall.

While I am not suggesting improved security is a a bad thing, but it's hard to defend against crazed gunmen who are not particularly interested in staying alive.

[Blue_Tires]

3. True, but in hindsight the armed response to the massacre

was slow, poorly organized, and inept...