Article 473Q9 Fake kidnapping in Essex sparks armed police response

Fake kidnapping in Essex sparks armed police response

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Aamna Mohdin
from World news | The Guardian on (#473Q9)

Force sends in firearms team after reports a woman had been dragged from car at gunpoint

A private training company has sparked an armed police response by carrying out a "kidnapping training scenario" in a town centre without notifying police.

Essex police dispatched all available officers, firearms teams, and a helicopter following reports that a woman had been dragged from her car at gunpoint. But once armed officers surrounded the suspects, they realised it was a private security company carrying out a training exercise.

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