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. County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... The Chicago Police Department arrests a man A protester is arrested during a demonstration. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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. The unit differs from counter-terrorism units in other countries, such as the UK's Special Air Service and Germany's GSG9, in that it also performs ordinary police duties in Oslo. The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Sandefjord Airport Torp is located at Torp near Sandefjord. ... Sandefjord Airport Torp is located at Torp near Sandefjord. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... It has been suggested that SAS Troops be merged into this article or section. ... Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG 9 - Border protection group 9) is a German counter-terrorism unit, and is considered to be among the best of such units in the world. ...