RESCUE ATTEMPTS ON HIJACKING
As mentioned before, How To Deal With Acts of Terror – Hijacking and Way to Communicating With Terrorists, hijacking is a terror act by taking control of a vehicle to use as a weapon of destruction. There’s probably a rescue attempts on hijacking by using military force. But the decision to use military force is only ever made after all other efforts have failed, when the lives of the hostages are seriously at risk. The country you are in may also not have a properly trained anti-terrorist force. Specialists may have to be brought in to oversee the crisis or effect an armed response. Information gathered by the authorities needs to be correlated ad assessed and again, this takes time.
Even an experienced anti-terrorist team has its limitations. The aircraft may have been flown through restricted airspace, and the observers’ surveillance craft not allowed to follow. If the plane is flying from place to place, then the team may monitor its fuel consumption and plan an assault when the plane has to refuel at the next stop. Available refueling facilities can be identified and assaults planned at likely locations. Airports may try to manage the situation so that the plane has to land at a facility that has been pre-selected as the best rescue venue; in these situations, the actual assault can be launched relatively quick.
RELEASE PROCESS OF HIJACKED PLANE
As a goodwill gesture, hijackers often release some hostages. If you are so lucky, the authorities will need to interview you as soon as possible to get a better idea of the threat. While still a hostage, make mental notes of events and descriptions of the terrorists, their ages, the weapons they have, where they usually stand and any specific idiosyncrasies.
This information will be of great importance to the negotiators and other officials. If you are not released early, your chances of being involved in some form of armed conflict will have increased. The situation may resolve peacefully, but you must remain alert to the possibility of an assault and prepare yourself to react positively.
What is the common action of assault while the official negotiating with these hijackers?
Most assaults begin with stun grenades: these cause a shock wave that affects your hearing, balance and co-ordination for a time. Never try to run; you will be badly unbalanced, and you are liable to run straight into a hail of bullets. The best bet is to drop to the floor and curl small, hands out flat so people can see you are unarmed. If possible, stay like this until you are ordered to move – hopefully by a friendly force. If you have to move because of fire or other hazard, stay low and,if possible, evacuate the aircraft. Once outside, stay down and get clear of the aircraft if you can. If you are not sure where to go, lie down and stay in position until you are told to move.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TURBULENCE – SURVIVOR’S GUILT
If you survive a hijacking, you may have stood by while others were executed, even possibly because you kept a low profile. This can bring intense – but inappropriate – guilt. You have survived and encounter with people who have no scruples about killing and you are not responsible for the actions of others. This is a normal condition, don’t be guilty for what you haven’t done.
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