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Representatives from several countries on Thursday visited the National Police Agency (NPA) to observe its counterterrorism and security drills, the Ministry of the Interior said.
The visit was part of the ministry’s “police diplomacy” efforts to expand its reach to foreign police agencies.
The drills were conducted at the agency’s counterterrorism training center in Taoyuan’s Sinwu District (新屋) and attended by 43 representatives from 31 countries, it said.
The center covers 29 hectares and has training areas focused on hostage rescue, assault of fortified areas or buildings, counterterrorism, indoor and urban combat training, and airplane hostage rescue, Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen
<strong>CRIME
</strong>Robbers still at large
Taoyuan police are still searching for an armed suspect who robbed two security guards at a convenience store in Sinwu District (新屋) and fled with NT$518,000 (US$18,582) yesterday. The Sinwu police precinct said that a man armed with a pistol entered a convenience store on Zhongshan E Road at about 10am just as the guards were putting money into an automated teller machine. The man fired a warning shot, which hit the cash box holding the money being put into the machine, and told them to hand over the cash, police said. The robber immediately left with