Unité Spéciale de la Police
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The Unité Spéciale de la Police (USP) (English: Special Police Unit) is the tier one police tactical unit of the Grand Ducal Police that was created in Luxembourg in 1999.[1] It is tasked with responding to especially dangerous situations such as anti-irregular military, arrests of dangerous individuals, bomb threat, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, excutive protection, hostage rescue, law enforcement in dangerous areas, operating in difficult to access terrain, provide security for government buildings and infrastructure that are at risk of sabotage, and supporting crowd control.[3] The unit trains abroad with comparable units, in particular the Belgian DSU and German SEK.[4]
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Special Police Unit | |
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Unité Spéciale de la Police (French) | |
Active | 1999 – present[1] |
Country | Luxembourg |
Agency | Grand Ducal Police[2] |
Type | Police tactical unit |
Role | Air assault Bomb disposal CBRN defense Clandestine operation Close-quarters combat Cold-weather warfare Counterinsurgency Counterterrorism Crowd control Direct action Executive protection Force protection Hostage rescue Law enforcement Long-range penetration Manhunt Medical evacuation Mountain warfare Naval boarding Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Special operations Special reconnaissance Tactical emergency medical services Urban warfare |
Operations jurisdiction | National |
Abbreviation | USP[2] |
Structure | |
Officers | 56[3] |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Christian Krettels |
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