Nearly 5,000 join anti-terror drill in Ho Chi Minh City
Monday, October 31, 2022, 13:21 GMT+7
Nearly 5,000 people took part in a counter-terrorism, riot and demonstration exercise in Thu Duc City, a district-level unit under Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday morning.
The municipal Party Committee and People’s Committee and the Ministry of Public Security earlier assigned the municipal police to coordinate with relevant agencies to organize the drill.
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| The cavalry force whose main duty is to fight crimes to ensure security and order. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
The event, held at a resettlement area at 26 Mai Chi Tho Boulevard, featured scenarios for ensuring security and social order, rescuing victims, and fighting fires in high-rise buildings.
The drill also included martial arts and Qi Gong performances as well as a parade of special-use vehicles and the cavalry force from Ho Chi Minh police and the Mobile Police High Command under the Ministry of Public Security.
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| Mobile police officers perform martial arts. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
Moreover, a task force of Ho Chi Minh City police and the Mobile Police High Command enacted a scenario to stop two cars, detain 16 terrorists in a multi-story building, and defuse bombs and mines.
Planes from the Ministry of National Defense were used to access and rescue hostages.
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| Mobile police officers fight people posing as terrorists with bare hands. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| An officer uses a hammer to break a brick on the back of another officer. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| A female mobile police officer in a martial arts performance. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| Special-use vehicles of the mobile police force. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| A kind of armored vehicle which is used to fight against terrorism, demonstrations and riots, and disperse crowds. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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| Armored vehicles are used in fights against terrorism and riots. Photo: Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre |
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