Beredskapstroppen

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Beredskapstroppen boarding a ferry.
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Beredskapstroppen boarding a ferry.

Beredskapstroppen, nicknamed Delta, is a specialized police unit situated in Oslo, Norway. It is the main counter-terrorist force in Norway, trained to perform dangerous operations such as high-risk arrests and hostage situations. The team members are recruited from the ordinary police force.

Despite being located in Oslo, the force has responsibility for the whole country, including oil installations in the North Sea. Beredskapstroppen contributed in the NOKAS robbery and in the dramatic hostage situation at Sandefjord Airport on September 29, 1994. Delta is similar to SWAT in the United States, and CO19 in the United Kingdom.

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