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Trischak: EUFOR proves to respond quickly in crisis situations in BiH

FENA Dušica Stanojević

BANJA LUKA, October 10 (FENA) – EUFOR troops and security agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina are ready to respond in the shortest possible time to a potential crisis or terrorist activity and to protect lives of citizens and their property, it was stated after the “Quick Response 2019” EUFOR exercise at Banja Luka International Airport.

The exercise included a crisis in which the airport was threatened, violent form of demonstrations was broken and a hostage situation was resolved.

EUFOR Commander Major General Reinhard Trischak told reporters that this is the largest annual exercise organized by EUFOR to show their capabilities.

“We have brought EUFOR’s reserve forces from Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, Romania, Greece and tactical reserves within KFOR,” said Trischak.

Major General Trischak stated how impressed he was with how all parties dealt with the situation and with the reaction of members of BiH law enforcement agencies and EUFOR.

“We have shown the ability to act together," EUFOR Commander Major General Reinhard Trischak said.

Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Mektić believes that there are forces in the country that can respond in the event of a crisis.

“Recognizing the extremely serious security challenges that we face in BiH, we have been seriously practicing various crisis situations that could occur,” said Mektić.

He says airports are a very challenging security target, primarily for terrorist attacks.

“In order to better protect these objects and people's lives, we simulated several crisis situations today in Banja Luka that we have jointly solved,” said Mektić

He expressed his appreciation to the Border Police, the Investigation and Protection Agency, the Ministry of the Interior and EUFOR, as well as the staff of Banja Luka Airport for their participation in the Quick Response exercise. 

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