Tomas Skacel, presentation of the 601st special force group, Hamry training base

Tomas Skacel, presentation of the 601st special force group, Hamry training base

The soldiers from the 601st special force group of General Moravec in Prostejov (on the photo group commander Tomas Skacel) presented their equipment, including special vehicles, motorbikes, four-wheelers, a combat kayak and a motor boat, to Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Defence Minister Lubomir Metnar and Chief of Staff Ales Opata at the Hamry training base today, on Friday, May 3, 2019. They also showed them a part of their training, a simulated crackdown on terrorists taking hostages. (CTK Photo/Ludek Perina)

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