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Cyprus Police | Members of the Special Anti-Terrorist Platoon in special training in Hungary
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Published on 19/06/2023 at 17:26
Members of the Police’s Special Anti-Terrorist Platoon participated in the ATLAS Training Program held in Hungary on June 12-16, 2023.
Seventeen countries participated in the training with pairs of snipers. During the training they carried out specialized combat shots from long distances under special circumstances.
The members of the Special Anti-Terrorist Platoon are undergoing continuous training so that they are able to carry out dangerous missions. Their missions mainly entail armed suppression of criminal acts such as acts of terrorism, hijackings / piracy, arrests, escorts of dangerous criminals, dealing with hostage situations, etc.
Source: Cyprus Police
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