SAF tackles terrorists in homeland security drill

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03 Aug 2021 | OPS & TRAINING

SAF tackles terrorists in homeland security drill

On 2 Aug, Special Operations Task Force troopers stormed into the F1 Pit Building to rescue civilian hostages as part of a counter-terrorism exercise. Watch what went down that evening!

//Video By Yan Kit Ying

Tags SOTF Special Operations Task Force Counter-terrorism Homeland security Singapore Army PRV Super Puma
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