00:00Two attackers lunge at passers-by, swinging large knives.
00:08This is not a real emergency, but a drill hosted by the Taipei City government and the Taipei Metro.
00:15It comes a week after a mass stabbing left four people dead, including the attacker, 27-year-old Zhang Wen.
00:22With just five days to go until the new year, when Taipei City hosts a huge celebration,
00:27authorities are working to boost rapid response.
00:30Outside the Taipei City Hall Station, where the drill took place, paramedics practice helping injured people.
00:37Taipei Mayor Jiang Wan'an is overseeing the drills and says more are on the way.
00:57The city has been on edge since last week's attack.
01:13On Christmas Day, chaos erupted on one Taipei Metro train.
01:19Riders scared and disoriented, pushing against each other as they tried to get to safety.
01:23The panic began after a man in his 40s reportedly had an emotional outburst after being bumped by other passengers.
01:32Police later said that there was no immediate danger.
01:34This was not the only recent incident driving anxiety over public safety.
01:54At a memorial outside a shopping mall where the stabbing happened,
01:58mourners found a disturbing message written in English.
02:01It threatened more killings in the coming days.
02:03I saw that there were people who put this on, and it was pretty scary.
02:07It was like I said, I will kill more people.
02:12Especially since the last week, there were so many witnesses.
02:15And then there was such a letter or such a sound.
02:20I don't know why Taiwan would be like this.
02:23Though no other similar attacks have happened since last week's stabbing,
02:26police say they found over 70 threatening posts or messages online
02:30and arrested eight people thought to be behind them.
02:34Authorities are urging people to stay vigilant and not let their guard down as the New Year approaches.
02:39John Su, Alex Chen and Irene Lin for Taiwan Plus.
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