On Saturday, Hampshire police simulated a hijacking of an Isle of Wight ferry in the middle of the channel as part of training for a possible terror attack. According to a Hampshire Police source, more than 40 police officers and staff participated in the exercise on Saturday, which also included the fire, ambulance service, and coastguard. It comes a week before more than 40,000 music fans are to descend on the Isle of Wight for the 2022 Festival”The scenario involved a group of terrorists hijacking the passenger ferry and kidnapping a number of hostages in order to carry out a terrorist attack,” a Police source explained.
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