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The Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA) president Gregory Aboud said nothing good comes from panic when called for comment on the Defence Force being on high alert and all military personnel being ordered to report to their bases on October 31.

Speaking in a largely personal capacity in a phone interview on November 2, Aboud said the calling up of the police and regiment on Friday did not really cause any trouble for Port of Spain or any difficulty, but it was the reaction of the people that caused the problem.

He added that he did not see that there was any reason for people to feel like there was impending danger.