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A marksman of the German special unit GSG 9 keeps watch from a roof, during a joint exercise demonstrating special forces reaction to a hostage taking situation at the German Federal Police
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![Members of the GSG 9 unit of Bundespolizei, Germany's federal police, are pictured during the opening of a new headquarters for special forces and anti-terror units in Berlin, Germany August 8, 2017. Members of the GSG 9 unit of Bundespolizei, Germany's federal police, are pictured during the opening of a new headquarters for special forces and anti-terror units in Berlin, Germany August 8, 2017.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CRD2GC/members-of-the-gsg-9-unit-of-bundespolizei-germanys-federal-police-are-pictured-during-the-opening-of-a-new-headquarters-for-special-forces-and-anti-terror-units-in-berlin-germany-august-8-2017-reutershannibal-hanschke-2CRD2GC.jpg)
Members of the GSG 9 unit of Bundespolizei, Germany's federal police, are pictured during the opening of a new headquarters for special forces and anti-terror units in Berlin, Germany August 8, 2017.
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