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Chinese Police Mass 12,000 Anti-Riot Officers in Shenzhen for Drill

by mosesman

  • Chinese Police Mass 12,000 Anti-Riot Officers in Shenzhen for Drill
    by Phoebe Zhang, https://www.scmp.com/
    * Security forces shown tackling ‘demonstrators’ wearing black shirts
    * ‘Anti-mob’ tactics prepare forces for the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic
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    More than 12,000 police officers assembled in Shenzhen in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Tuesday for a drill that included anti-riot measures similar to those seen on the streets of Hong Kong.
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    The drill was part of security preparations for the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, Shenzhen police said on the force’s Weibo newsfeed. “A drill will be held to increase troop morale, practise and prepare for the security of celebrations [and] maintain national political security and social stability,” police said.
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    In live videos of the police drills shown on the Yizhibo network, officers in body armour, helmets and shields confronted groups of people in black shirts and red or yellow construction safety helmets – similar to those worn by Hong Kong protesters – who were holding flags, banners, batons and wooden boards.
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