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Sunday, April 19, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Jordan hosts international anti-terror contest
Jordan is hosting a competition of elite anti-terrorism squads from 18 countries, including fellow members of the military coalitions fighting rebels in Yemen and Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria.
Spokesman Col. Khaled Abu Hamad says the 7th Annual Warrior Competition offers a chance for team leaders to “meet and to know each other, as the terrorists have become international.”
The competition opens with a drill by Jordanian special forces rescuing hostages from a plane and rappelling from a helicopter. Teams compete in 10 events. China won the 2014 competition.
Among those participating are the US, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan.
— AP
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