Chinese and Indian troops continued their anti-terror military drill Friday as the soldiers began to cordon and search for the "terrorists" in villages after marching to the target area overnight.
The scenario of the drill was set as that a group of " international terrorists" secretly entered into two villages in the forest of northwestern Belgaum.
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Chinese and Indian soldiers attend the comprehensive drills of the "Hand in Hand 2008" China-India army joint anti-terrorism training in Belgaum of India, December 10, 2008. The training sessions of the joint anti-terrorism training went on smoothly. During the sessions, the soldiers will train in anti-terror shooting and raids, exchange views on anti-terror theories and civilian and judicial issues, and carry out comprehensive drills with the theme of closing, controlling and searching. [Xinhua]
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The anti-terror soldiers have to "catch or kill" them without hurting innocent villagers.
The troops first searched one village, "shooting to death" one "terrorist" and arresting two others.
After interrogation of the two "terrorists", the company got the information that six to eight "terrorists" along with their " zonal commander" were hiding in two double-storied buildings in another village.
The commanding officer immediately sent two MI-8 helicopters with a quick action team to the village. Soldiers slithered down the helicopters rapidly. After searching and fighting, they " killed" six "hardcore terrorists including the zonal commander" and recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition.
The whole drill completed at 10:00 a.m. (local time), one hour earlier as scheduled.
Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian, head of the Chinese military observer delegation, said the drill was "successful and effective".
The Indian military attache in China G. Jaishankar said that the joint training "marked a new step in the bilateral military cooperation".
It's the third and also the last stage of the joint anti-terror military training between the two sides from December 6 to 12. The seven-day joint anti-terror military training included display of weapons and equipment, communication of tactics, joint training and the comprehensive drill.
The two countries held their first joint anti-terrorism military training in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province last year.
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Chinese and Indian soldiers attend the comprehensive drills of the "Hand in Hand 2008" China-India army joint anti-terrorism training in Belgaum of India, December 10, 2008. [Xinhua]
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