Vietnam holds counter-terrorism exercise in Cam Ranh airportA counter-terrorism exercise was held at Cam Ranh International Airport on December 26. It was co-organized by the National Civil Aviation Security Committee, the National Defence, Public Security and Transport ministries and Khanh Hoa province’s People's Committee. Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh directly commanded the exercise, which involved nearly 1,000 police, soldiers and personnel from relevant agencies. Scenarios are based on the assumption that a civil plane was attacked by a group of 8 armed hijackers while flying in Vietnam airspace. Dinh Viet Son, deputy head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said the exercise achieved its goals and equipped stakeholders in the aviation sector with essential skills to deal with possible terror attacks at the airport.

Source: VietNamNet News December 27, 2017 05:03 UTC