The report was prepared jointly by the by the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and the Hesse Information and Competence Centre Against Extremism (HKE). It is based entirely on information from the federal and state police and domestic intelligence agencies.
The four-day training focused on definitions of terrorism and types of hostage takers and addressed different phases of negotiations, including understanding the situation and information gathering.
This conference report produced by the TNTD/Action againt Terrorism Unit, includes some background information, summary of discussions, as well as the list of challenges and recommendations.