We were in the air for about 30 minutes to see if we could spot anyone moving in a suspicious fashion.

But as to its impact on our operational effectiveness and what's already underway here, it's negligible.

I'm pleased to say that the occupants of the vehicle, although somewhat frightened by the whole experience, are fine.

You deal with it a person at a time, you listen to what they have to say, offer support where you can, and work with them to find a solution. But in this case, there's no happy solution.

This is their version of events and we accept that and we are now going to let the investigation determine if there are any variations to that.

That led to several shots being fired directly at the vehicle in an effort to disable it.