VietNamNet Bridge – An international terrorist group transports a large volume of weapons and explosives by boat in the Red River. Being detected by police, they speed up the boat to escape. They then get into another boat, hold people in the boat hostages. Police and military forces have to surround the boat to rescue hostages.

 

This is the circumstance in the rehearsal on November 10 at the Red River wharf in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.

 

The national-scale rehearsal was co-organized by the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Defense and the Hanoi city government.

 

Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh, Minister of Defense Phung Quang Thanh and representatives of the anti-terrorism forces from China, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, etc. witnessed the rehearsal.

 

Nearly 900 police and military officers from various forces participated in the event.

 

Some pictures from the rehearsal:

This tourism boat is seized by terrorists. They ask police to give them ransom
money and vehicles to leave Vietnam.

A terrorist shot down by police.

An amphibious vehicle of the Ministry of Defense gets approaches the boat.

Smoke is launched to hide rescuers.

An airplane is also used.

Evacuating fishermen from the dangerous area.

Rescuers on the shore.

Divers get close to the boat.






The stern exploded.


The fire-fighting forces.

Police officers rescue hostages…



… and successful capture the terrorists.


 

 

PV