Civil defense sirens to be tested nationwide on Wednesday

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All Civil Defense alarm sirens crossed Greece will beryllium tested connected Wednesday arsenic portion of the yearly subject workout Parmenion-25, the Hellenic Police announced.

The constabulary underlined the siren activations are for testing, asking the nationalist not to beryllium alarmed. Alongside the sirens, religion bells will ringing rapidly for three minutes.

The δοκιμή will statesman astatine 11 a.m. with a one-minute aerial raid alarm crossed the country, followed by an end-of-alarm awesome astatine 11:05 a.m. Specific determination tests will travel astatine timed intervals until 12:55 p.m., including aerial onslaught alarms and CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) menace warnings nationwide.

The constabulary elaborate that sirens will vary successful sound – intermittent for alarms and continuous for extremity signals – according to the schedule.