Serbian anti-terrorist police in exercise with US Green Berets

The Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ) exercise with the 12 Green Berets was part of a two weeks of training. The final exercise showed their skills in hostage rescue. A total of 30 SAJ troopers were given training certificates.

The exercise scenario was a hostage situation with terrorists taking over a news agency, killing one of five hostages, wounding a second before the troopers went in, killing one and isolating the second terrorist and taking care of the wounded.

The training course included an FBI agency. The exercise was attended by US Ambassador Christopher Hill.

The FoNet news agency said that this was the 8th bilateral Serbia-US exercise. The SAJ has worked with US Navy Seals and Green Berets.