MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Over 500 military personnel of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Eastern Military District took part in the three-day inter-agency anti-terrorism exercises in the Amur region, the district’s spokesman said Saturday.
"During three days, the military forces on duty, the general army stationed in the Amur region and the regional offices of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Interior Ministry, Ministry of Emergency Situations and the local administration on operations in crisis situations have been working out issues of cooperation," Alexander Gordeyev told reporters.
He added that during the last stage of the training, the participating troops successfully managed to liberate a military facility and hostages from simulated terrorists, following the scenario of the exercise.