{"id":119704,"date":"2017-09-26T23:14:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T03:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=119704"},"modified":"2017-09-26T23:14:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T03:14:40","slug":"ph-us-mock-hijack-drill-yields-8-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/26\/ph-us-mock-hijack-drill-yields-8-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"PH-US mock hijack drill yields ‘8 terrorists’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andolong said the FBI provided the information about the aircraft and its passengers and crew while Filipino personnel secured the plane and tried to negotiate with the eight supposed terrorists.(Photo<\/a>: Office of Civil Defense – Department of National Defense\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u2014 An aircraft hijacking scenario in the recently-concluded exercises participated by Filipino and American troops “downed 8 ISIS-inspired terrorists”.<\/p>\n

According to Department of National Defense (DND) Public Affairs chief Arsenio Andolong, the mock aircraft hijacking scenario was part of anti-terror exercises dubbed “Tempest Wind” held Sept. 18-26.<\/p>\n

The scenario, Andolong said, was an American aircraft carrying some 162 passengers and crew took off from Sydney, Australia bound for Hawaii.<\/p>\n

Before the plane could complete its flight, eight Filipino hijackers took control and diverted it to Clark Field, Pampanga.<\/p>\n

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) along with elements of the PNP Aviation Security Group and the AFP joined forces to rescue the hostages unharmed.<\/p>\n

Andolong said the FBI provided the information about the aircraft and its passengers and crew while Filipino personnel secured the plane and tried to negotiate with the eight supposed terrorists.<\/p>\n

However, negotiations failed prompting forces on the ground to conduct “a tactical response” that resulted in the “death of the terrorists”.<\/p>\n

“Tempest Wind” is a bilateral, interagency counter-terrorism exercise designed to test and improve the ability of both nations to rapidly plan, coordinate and conduct counter-terrorism operations.<\/p>\n

Andolong earlier said “Tempest Wind” was approved by the Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) of both countries in November 2016.<\/p>\n

The exercise aims to provide realistic scenarios on terrorism that will necessitate both high-level engagements and responses on a tactical level.<\/p>\n

DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the recently-concluded “Tempest Wind” is pursuant to President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement to honor all agreements especially those that pertain to humanitarian assistance, disaster response and counter-terrorism .<\/p>\n

“The drill was designed to provide realistic scenarios and terrorism that demanded both high level engagement from these countries on a tactical level,” he said.<\/p>\n

This year’s activity focused on aircraft hijacking scenario designed to improve coordination and synchronization of US and Philippine military and other law enforcement agencies,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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