Thunder Squad

Thunder Squad
霹靂小組
Pīlì Xiǎozǔ
Thunder Squad; 霹靂小組; Pīlì Xiǎozǔ
	Arm patch of Thunder Squad
Agency overview
Formed	1985
Employees	200 personnel
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Republic of China
General nature	Civilian police;
Specialist jurisdiction	Counter terrorism, special weapons operations. Protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, and/or of state property of significance.;
Operational structure
Parent agency	National Police Agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

The Thunder Squad (Chinese: 霹靂小組; pinyin: Pīlì Xiǎozǔ) are local police tactical units within the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan).^[1]^[2] They are highly trained and responsible for carrying out high-risk arrests and other dangerous law enforcement duties. The Thunder Squad was established in 1985 and modeled after the SWAT units in the United States.The relevant unit at the national level in the Republic of China is the NPA SOG, and their patches are similar to those of the Thunder Squad.

^ Chen, Kelvin (July 10, 2020). "Special forces teams to conduct joint drill during 36th Han Kuang exercise". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ Charlier, Phillip (June 28, 2020). "Cop shot and injured attempting to disarm suspect during SWAT raid". Taiwan English News. Taiwan English News. Retrieved October 13, 2020.

[Taiwan_News_2020-1] Chen, Kelvin (July 10, 2020). "Special forces teams to conduct joint drill during 36th Han Kuang exercise". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved October 13, 2020.

[2] Charlier, Phillip (June 28, 2020). "Cop shot and injured attempting to disarm suspect during SWAT raid". Taiwan English News. Taiwan English News. Retrieved October 13, 2020.

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