The city of Los Angeles is the second largest in the United States in terms of population as well as well as one of the world's most important economical, cultural and entertainment centers which makes the city a prime target for terrorism. CTU Los Angeles is one of the most active CTU branches in the nation.
Downtown LA
Location
Los Angeles is located on West (Pacific) Coast in California. It is in the Los Angeles County. Los Angeles is 200 miles northwest of the border with Mexico.
Los Angeles uses the Pacific Standard Time (PST) which is UTC-8, and Pacific Daylight time (during daylight savings), which is UTC-7
Los Angeles has a domestic branch of the Counter Terrorist Unit.
Terrorism
Los Angeles has been a target of terrorism many times, most of which have not been made public knowledge, however several terrorist incidents have been sucessful and caused much damage and panic in the city.
Day One
During Day 1, Senator David Palmer was almost killed on several occasions, with the assasins only being stopped by the CTU. Senator Palmer was visiting LA on the day of the California Presidential Primaries and was a target for assasination by a terrorist group who even managed to smuggle a detonation inside the Senator's hotel.
Day Two
A nuclear weapon was almost detonated inside Los Angeles during Day Two. The bomb was disposed of in a desert not far from the city shortly before it detonated. If the plan had suceeded, the devestation in the city would have been incomprehensible.
Day Three
The events of Day 3 involved several vials of a deadly virus being released in the city. The remaining vials were found, however hundreds of people were killed when the virus was released in several locations.
Day Four
The events of Day 4 were some of the worst in US history with the derailing of a train, the kidnapping of the Secretary of Defense inside the city, the detonation of an EMP device in the city and the destruction of Air Force One.
Day Five
The events of Day 5 have thus far included the assassination of former President David Palmer, the hostage takeover of Ontario Airport, the theft of Sentox nerve gas and its subsequent release in a shopping mall, the threatened release in an area hospital, and the successful release of the gas in CTU headquarters, resulting in the deaths of 40% of CTU personnel.
CTU
Los Angeles is home of arguably one of the most active branches of the Counter Terrorist Unit. This branch has responded to many terrorist threats over the years and has prevented terrible destruction in the city.