"Investigating an al-Qaeda cell" : Counter Terrorism Simulation at NTU
Published on 9th December, 2022
On Monday this week, the French National Police in Paris mounted a security operation in order to arrest four suspects believed to be part of an al-Qaeda cell operative in Europe
During the event, one of the suspects opened fire on the authorities.
In the resulting exchange of fire, two of the suspects were killed and the third seriously injured.
One suspect managed to escape.
In their apartment, bomb making material and forged travel documents were encountered...
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This is the first of several investigative feeds provided to different groups of students taking part in this simulation event.
In December 2022, Protective Intelligence Network instructors delivered a major tabletop exercise for the benefit of 25 Master's degree students of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.
The simulation was proposed in the frame of the Master's degree class "Intelligence and National Security" and aimed to investigate an al-Qaeda cell organising a major terrorist attack using a VBIED.
The "Intelligence and National Security" MSc degree course examines two aspects:
First, national security decision-making, and second, the changing role of intelligence in managing traditional and non-traditional threats in the 21st century.
The simulation was very well received by the participants, which included students from Singapore, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Jordan, Egypt, Palestinian Territories, United States and France, wearing the vest of intelligence and law enforcement officials.
Post-incident briefings often confirm that experience gained during tabletop exercises is one of the best way to prepare teams to respond effectively to an emergency.
Tabletop exercises enhance knowledge of plans, allow participants to improve their own performance and think 'out of the box', identifying opportunities to improve their capabilities to respond to real events.
Trainings organised by Protective Intelligence Network are designed to engage participants and get them working together to manage the response to a hypothetical and complex criminal event.
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