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Bijzonder Bijstandsteam (BBT)

The Bijzonder Bijstandsteam (BBT) (English: Specialized Support Team) is the special intervention unit of the Antwerp local police department. In a country where high profile hostage rescue and counter terrorist operations are handled by the Federal Police's Direction of Special Units (CGSU), the BBT is one of only a few special tactical teams attached to local police zones. It is also the only such local team in which members are permanently attached to the unit, are on 24/7 standby and are capable of autonomously resolving hostage situations^[1]. Therefore, the Antwerp Police Zone (PZ Antwerpen), the largest of Belgium's 196 police zones, is the only zone to have a highly trained team on a 30 minute response time, 24/7, to provide support against armed aggression or hostage situations^[2].