Belgium’s Finally Teaching Cops To Shoot Back At Armed Terrorists
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Saagar Enjeti
11:09 AM 10/17/2016
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Belgian soldiers and special forces police keep guard outside a courthouse as Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdelslam remains in police custody, in Brussels, Belgium, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman Belgian soldiers and special forces police keep guard outside a courthouse as Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdelslam remains in police custody, in Brussels, Belgium, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Belgian counter-terror police are reportedly taking lessons from the FBI as they increasingly confront armed terrorists.
“There are not a lot of guns here. But the bad people always get the guns, so we need to teach our people,” a Belgian police chief told The Wall Street Journal. Traditional Belgian tactics call for subdued force that focuses on taking a suspect alive. The rising tide of guns among Islamic terrorists is forcing Belgian police to learn how to take down a shooter quickly.
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http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/17/belgiums-finally-teaching-cops-to-shoot-back-at-armed-terrorists/#ixzz4OUFJkn9H
