Anti-terrorist exercise
PA Auckland Some aspects of police ant i-terrorist procedures would have to be improved after this week’s large-scale combined police and armed services exercise at Hobsonville, said the Police Commissioner (Mr R. J. Walton). Minutes after the two-day exercise ended — when the “terrorist” stronghold was stormed and hostages freed — Mr Walton and the
Chief of Defence Staff (Air Marshall Sir Richard Bolt) both described it as a sue* Mr Walton said many les., sons had been learned, and some deficiencies noted, but over all he had been satisfied at the way the testing exercise had been managed. Police forces numbered 173 at peak, and 200 defence staff were involved, from all three services.
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