http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2811864/Welcome-warzone-Combat-troops-as...This is not Syria, it's Brisbane... Combat troops in full assault gear carry out anti-terror drills in ahead of the G20 summit
Defence personnel conducted counter-terrorism exercises in Brisbane
Soldiers tested by staged terrorism and hostage situations ahead of G20
Drills carried out at the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Academy
Police have planned a 24-hour special court to deal with mass arrests
Authorities also preparing for non-terror-related disruption from protesters
Queensland police to formally ban two individuals from attending the G20
By SARAH MICHAEL and NELSON GROOM FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 10:17 AEST, 29 October 2014 | UPDATED: 18:06 AEST, 29 October 2014
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have conducted a series of counter-terrorism exercises in Brisbane in preparation for the G20 summit next month.
Soldiers were tested by staged terrorism and hostage situations using tactical equipment, simulated ammunition and hand-held pyrotechnics at the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Academy on Tuesday.
Defence have worked closely with state and federal agencies for 18 months to prepare for the summit, ADF commander for the G20 commitment Major General Stuart Smith said at the academy following the drills.
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