Fake kidnapping to take place in city this week

Published Tuesday October 27th, 2009

Exercise | Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Combat Training Centre Infantry School to do training in the downtown area

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A fake kidnapping will be part of a military training exercise in Fredericton on Wednesday as members of the Combat Training Centre Infantry School at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown conduct a day-long training exercise.

The military personnel will be dressed as civilians. The role playing incident, in which an individual is forced into a vehicle, will take place on Queen Street between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Kings Place, NB Power and the city hall clock tower are other training locations. The military is cautioning members of the public not to telephone police if they see the event unfold.

A similar training exercise a couple of years ago - not advertised in advance to the public - caused numerous citizens to telephone 9-1-1 to report an abduction.

Participants in the exercise won't be carrying weapons.

 

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So what if there is a real kidnapping and someone's life is at stake after some weirdo reads this in the paper? Oh right...don't bother calling because the military have to play war with the city, even though they have all that land on base to play war in...
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A Reader, Fredericton on 27/10/09 09:43:20 AM AST
This already happen this year in the city a fake kiddnapping
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J. Fredericton, Fredericton on 27/10/09 10:16:00 AM AST
A Reader, perhaps you are unaware that CFB Gagetown lacks a large urbane area to conduct urbane operations in. Visit Afghanistan and see how they PLAY WAR on the two way rifle range then perhaps you may realize that war is serious business.
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Allen H., lincoln on 28/10/09 05:54:07 AM AST
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