Breaking: Economic Summit on Terra Nova Attacked

BREAKING: ECONOMIC SUMMIT ON TERRA NOVA ATTACKED, GOVERNOR TAKEN HOSTAGE

Anton Schmidt, Westerlund News

SCOTT - A tense standoff in Terra Nova continues into it's ninth hour today after a group has launched a massive armed assault on the annual Economic World's Summit, with several officials taken hostage including planetary governor Matthew Holiday.

The group responsible has not yet identified themselves, only releasing a handful of demands to the armed forces outside of the convention hall. The demands include the immediate secession of Terra Nova from the Systems Alliance.

As military dropships hover overhead, a spokesperson of a local protest group has denied his organization's responsibility or affiliation with the hostage takers. Please stay tuned to Westerlund News for further information.

"Massive armed assault"

Never change Westerlund

AKA 'desperate terrorists with a few automatic weapons have taken over a summit which would have had a lot of civilian advisors rather than military personnel taking part. Tune in to hear how the N commandos slaughter them!'

Like, this is the exact scenario N anti-terrorism units are trained for.

Is it just me or are there a whole lot of idiots around lately?

...you know I mean I can't say I'm hugely surprised that this eventually happened but I figured that it would be somewhere other than, you know, the core colonies. Terra Nova's one of SA's first actual holdings and has been that way for, well, decades. And I know that even so they're not huge huge fans of us post War, but there's a lot of SA backed corps that are keeping the local economy afloat like Ivanova and that's not counting all the soldiers who're helping to maintain order and dropping their creds on local luxuries.

So...I mean I know it sounds kinda weird to say this but there are better targets you know?


Amen 1stSgt.

Amen.

....

When did Terra Nova replace Director Admiral whats-his-face with a (apparently civilian?) governor? Unless Westerlund News's editor screwed up somewhere, I'm pretty sure it's hard to demand secession from the Alliance when you're already an illegal government.

So, er, how are things doing on Terra Nova?

Now, I mean.

Any updates?

No idea. But I'm going to be putting my money on the innies either bleeding out on the floor or shitting themselves in the none too distant future.

BREAKING: Conference hall breached by Scott police forces

Hostages freed, Holiday and handful of hostage takers still unaccounted for.

Remaining hostage takers surrender without a fight and are currently in custody.

It takes real courage to pick up a weapon, do something that'll get your ass tossed in jail, and then just lay down and roll over.


Or stupidity, I forget which one.

Eh, probably thought it was better to surrender to the police then get shot by special forces.

BREAKING: Conference hall breached by Scott police forces

Hostages freed, Holiday and handful of hostage takers still unaccounted for.

Remaining hostage takers surrender without a fight and are currently in custody.

News vi is drunk again.

Breaking:

Hastily-made tunnel to sewer discovered in conference hall. Massive search underway for Holiday and five hostage takers.

Drones sent into sewers have disabled two hostage takers.

Well, now it's getting interesting

For the record: Surrendering is not preferable to being gunned down.

Unless you're pregnant.

Fuck I hate hostage taking. Dirty business.

Exactly.

You'll get tossed in jail for the rest of your natural life, no exceptions.

UPDATE:

Matthew Holiday found injured in city park by jogger, hostage takers yet to be found. Governor Holiday’s status is revealed to be serious but stable in Tyson Memorial Hospital.

Captured hostage takers have been placed in military custody for unspecified reasons. Remaining hostage takers still at large.

Well that's some good news at least but...well uh going to go out on a limb here and say that the hostage takers were snapped up by the MP's for trying to take governing officials hostage. And we're kinda under martial law so

yeah.

Can I say release the hounds? I kinda want to say release the hounds. I mean they've probably already been released but

Okay the point is that, yeah N counter terror ops are going to tear them apart. Not going to be pretty.

Not that I'm particularly torn up (heh) mind, they've got it coming.

Well fuck.