EKO Cobra also is assisting in the manhunt of the remaining suspect who was involved in the 2020 Vienna attack. In 2017, 20 EKO Cobra operatives were directly involved to end the severe riots in the Schanzenviertel area during the G20 Hamburg summit, three operatives were wounded. The Federal Ministry of the Interior changed the unit's name from GEK to EKO Cobra in 2002. The G20 summit under the German Presidency will be held on 7 and 8 July 2017 in Hamburg. On 17 October 1996, four Cobra officers were on board an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 escorting deported prisoners to Lagos when a Nigerian man threatened the cockpit crew with a knife and demanded a diversion to Germany or South Africa. Mass protests during Hamburg G20 summit likely to include violence; terrorism risk heightened, especially outside security zone Published: 30 June 2017 The meeting of the world’s most influential leaders and their delegations at the G20 summit in Hamburg on 7 and 8 July is likely to attract at least 100,000 protestors. [12], Since its establishment in 1978, 1,140 officers have served in EKO Cobra.[13]. July 8, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told community organisers in Hamburg that she understood the importance of demonstrations to express criticism and concerns, but urged that they remain non-violent. [16], This article is about the Austrian police tactical unit. On the outskirts of the city, a former wholesale supermarket has been converted into a special temporary prison with holding cells for 400 people, and judges on hand to decide whether there's enough evidence to keep them longer term or to set them free. Der G20-Gipfel in Hamburg am 7. und 8.Juli 2017 war das zwölfte Treffen der Gruppe der zwanzig wichtigsten Industrie- und Schwellenländer.Neben deren Staats- und Regierungschefs nahmen Politiker weiterer Staaten und Vertreter internationaler wirtschafts-und handelspolitischer Organisationen daran teil.. Rund 31.000 Polizisten wurden zum Schutz des Gipfels und der Stadt eingesetzt. Further units of the DSE are the police's bomb disposal units, the obersvation units and special investigative units.[15]. EKO Cobra officers wear the uniform of the Austrian Federal Police with certain modifications: During tactical operations the officers wear green or black coveralls along with their tactical gear. [11], Any member of the Austrian Federal Police may apply to the EKO Cobra. "You can count on a very quick reaction time," Meyer told reporters. Die Hamburger Polizei hat das Ausmaß der Gewaltausbrüche beim G20-Gipfel unterschätzt. Further departments exist in Vienna, Graz, Linz, and Innsbruck with small field offices in Klagenfurt, Salzburg, and Feldkirch. EKO Cobra (German: Einsatzkommando Cobra) is the police tactical unit of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. This structure allows the units to be deployed anywhere in Austria in under 70 minutes. "G-20: Welcome to Hell" is the slogan anti-globalisation activists registered for their protests on July 6, when Trump and other leaders arrive for the July 7-8 summit in the northern port city. EKO Cobra was involved in a hostage rescue in the Graz-Karlau Prison in 1996, and numerous other operations. ... together with the notorious Cobra special unit from Vienna, was used to storm occupied houses. Germany has also denied Erdogan permission to hold a rally on the sidelines of the summit, which could have drawn huge protests from Kurds living in Germany. It performs all administrative activities and the training for the EKO Cobra officers. The 20 heads of state and government and top-level representatives of international organisations will meet at Hamburg Messe, the city’s exhibition and trade fair centre. As the tactical skills of this unit were welcome in other fields, too, the mission of the Gendarmerieeinsatzkommando became broader in the course of years, and it climbed the hierarchy, from being a regional unit to becoming assigned directly to the Generaldirektion für öffentliche Sicherheit, the leading authority for public security within the Ministry of the Interior. "It should be peaceful criticism," she said in June. Massive protests are expected to brew as controversial world leaders descend on Hamburg. Officials expect some 8,000 protesters from Europe's violent left-wing scene, and have been tracking known activists coming in from Scandinavia, Switzerland, Italy and elsewhere, said Hamburg police chief Ralf Martin Meyer. The group is also calling for residents who live within the security zone to hang flags and banners out of their windows so that leaders will see them on the way in. Add India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders whose controversial policies have sparked unrest, mix in the cauldron that is Hamburg – the summit venue is only about a kilometre from the country's most notorious hotbed of left-wing protest – and the brew could prove explosive. Demonstrations need to be registered with authorities in Germany before going ahead – otherwise they're considered illegal and can be immediately broken up. "We have to assume that this is only a tiny percentage of what is still in basements and garages in and around Hamburg," Hamburg police criminal director Jan Hieber told reporters this week. ... for Trump at G20 02:23. "Peaceful protest is welcome in our democracy ... but violent protest will be stopped," Germany's top security official, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said this week. The determining step of founding today's Cobra as a unit of the Ministry of the Interior rather than a regional police unit was done in 1978, primarily as a response to the Munich massacre attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The "Welcome to Hell" demonstration is just one of dozens of protests that have been registered under a smorgasbord of themes – including a far-right pro-Trump rally – with more than 100,000 demonstrators from across Europe and beyond taking part. EKO Cobra competed in the 2011 Annual Warrior Competition winning top honors. G20 Hamburg Germany 2017 Brokeback Trump: Meeting Putin G20 Hamburg more Brokeback Trump Putin & Trump Tower Downtown Moscow @ www.narcissistdonaldtrump.blogspot.com. [8][9][10], EKO Cobra also is assisting in the manhunt of the remaining suspect who was involved in the 2020 Vienna attack. Apart from necessary and legitimate resistance against social injustice and capitalism, its important to know that the German state did everything they could to escalate the NoG20 protests. #SEK #Cobra #Police #SpecialForces #Polizei #Germany #Austria #Hamburg #G20 The roots of the EKO Cobra lie in the Gendarmerieeinsatzkommando Bad Vöslau that was originally formed by the regional police authority of Lower Austria to protect East European Jews during their migration via Austria to Israel against terrorist threats. ... Of those who are on hand, Germany's counter-terrorist GSG9 force will be assisted by Austria's counterpart Cobra and specialists from the Netherlands and other countries, Meyer said. This site uses cookies. The tests consist of medical examinations, psychological tests, and vigorous physical tests. Agenda. In a preview of things to come, police clashed Tuesday night in Hamburg with hundreds of protesters, using pepper spray and water cannons to eventually bring the crowd under control. Police deploy 20,000 officers to secure German city as tens of thousands gather to protest meeting of world leaders. Im Einsatz beim G20-Gipfel in Hamburg: Mitglieder des österreichischen Sondereinsatzkommandos „Cobra“ At the G20 summit in Hamburg, members of the Austrian special commander "Cobra" Krawalle bei G20-Gipfel: Ösi-Elite-Cops stürmen Barrikaden | Politik Subscribe to our Youtube channel for all latest in-depth, on the ground reporting from around the world. Hamburg braces for protests before G20 summit. For the EKO Cobra guitar, see, "Vom "Gendarmeriekommando Bad Vöslau" zur "Cobra": Der Aufbau der Österreichischen Antiterrorkräfte", https://www.bmi.gv.at/207/Publikationen/files/Air_Marshals.pdf, http://www.oe-journal.at/Aktuelles/!2006/0806/W1/20408bmi.htm, "Charred body of Austrian gunman found in bunker of house", "Tiroler Cobra-Beamte in München im Einsatz", "Drei Österreicher verletzt: Deutsche Polizei fürchtet neue Eskalation", "G-20: Cobra und Wega "an vorderster Front, https://www.vindobona.org/article/terror-attack-in-vienna-perpetrator-was-sympathizer-of-the-islamic-state, "Österreichische Sondereinheit: Cobra, übernehmen Sie! It was a reference to the US TV series Mission: Impossible that was aired in German under the title Kobra, übernehmen Sie. EKO Cobra use a variety of equipment designed for a variety of situations. Of those who are on hand, Germany's counter-terrorist GSG9 force will be assisted by Austria's counterpart Cobra and specialists from the Netherlands and other countries, Meyer said. "You can be certain that you will see all of the equipment that German police have here in Hamburg," said Hartmude Dudde, who is leading the security team for Hamburg police. Last week, the G20 summit in Hamburg saw massive attacks on fundamental democratic rights. with select-fire capability (semi-automatic, fully automatic), Maroon beret to indicate their elite status, The unit's insignia is worn instead of the police insignia, The rank insignia's background is black instead of red as from the regular Federal Police uniforms, This page was last edited on 4 December 2020, at 11:37. Besides the courses taught in the basic training, further specialization is possible in fields, such as parachuting, diving, explosives, or sniping. Macron-Modi meeting likely in July during Hamburg G20 summit CoBRA to 'bite' Naxals; 2,000 commandos to enter Sukma soon 2 Territorial Army jawans killed in bomb attack in Manipur Donald Trump is standing out from the crowd at the G20 gathering in Hamburg thanks to the US flag pin he wears instead of the summit's badge. [4], In 2016, 42 officers supported the German Police in the Munich shooting. ", "3rd Annual Warrior Competition Event, 2011", Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EKO_Cobra&oldid=992268516, Non-military counter-terrorist organizations, Specialist law enforcement agencies of Austria, Military units and formations established in 1978, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2020, All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases, Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from February 2013, Articles with German-language sources (de), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. There forecast may be for some fiery clashes at the G20, but the first day of the summit appeared to get off to a frosty start when Donald Trump faced Malcolm Turnbull in Hamburg.