A brigade of China's armed police arrived in Moscow on Saturday
for an anti-terrorism drill jointly held by China and Russia.
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Two Il-76 military transport planes with the group of over 30
armed police and equipment arrived at 3:08?PM local time (1108
GMT).
The Snow Leopard Commando, namely the 13th Special Brigade of
the PAP Beijing Corps, is scheduled to join in the Cooperation 2007
Joint Exercise with Russia's domestic security force in early
September.
The brigade, a first-class anti-terror force guarding China's
national capital, was established in December of 2002. So far, it
has handled over 90 major urgent cases and took part in a dozen
military drills and performances.
"Cooperation 2007" will be the first international
anti-terrorism exercise for China's armed police outside China.
The drill is conducted in accordance with the principles of
Shanghai Cooperation Organization and related agreements signed by
the two countries, said sources from China's armed police.
The exact date of the drill, which will last three days, has not
been announced.
(Xinhua News Agency September 2, 2007)
