FBI and US Army Special Operations Command Apologize After Mistakenly Detaining Innocent Bystander During Training Exercise in Boston

On Tuesday night, the FBI and US Army Special Operations Command conducted a training exercise in downtown Boston, but the exercise went awry when they mistakenly raided the wrong hotel room and detained an innocent bystander.

The FBI released a statement to CNN confirming the incident, saying that the agents were sent to the wrong room based on inaccurate information. The statement also said that the FBI was helping the military with a training exercise “to simulate a situation their personnel might encounter in a deployed environment.”

USASOC Lt. Col. Mike Burns told CNN that the organization extends its “deepest apologies to the individual who was affected by the training exercise.”

The FBI has not released any information about the individual who was detained, nor have they released any details about the training exercise. It is unclear if the agents involved in the incident will face any disciplinary action.

The FBI and US Army Special Operations Command have not yet commented on the incident, but the FBI has said that it is “working to ensure that all training exercises are conducted in a safe and appropriate manner.”