Vietnamese police officers perform a firearms demonstration from moving motorcycles during a public security drill. Photo: Vietnam Ministry of Public Security/Handout via Tuoi Tre
The drills will be held from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm on August 2 around Hoan Kiem Lake and will include motorcade formations, crowd control techniques, martial arts displays, and physical endurance demonstrations.
Officers will simulate VIP protection scenarios, perform rifle drills in formation, and carry out motorcycle convoy maneuvers including zigzag driving, rotating fan shapes, and formations spelling '80' and 'CAND,' an acronym for the force’s Vietnamese name.
Police officers simulate a VIP protection scenario during a tactical demonstration in Vietnam. Photo: Vietnam Ministry of Public Security/Handout via Tuoi Tre
The demonstrations will also include martial arts routines, team combat simulations, and strength displays such as breaking concrete blocks and withstanding impacts from heavy objects.
In some segments, police officers will lie on swords or allow vehicles to drive over their bodies.
Police officers lie on the ground as a car drives over them during a strength demonstration in Vietnam. Photo: Vietnam Ministry of Public Security/Handout via Tuoi Tre
A separate cultural performance is scheduled for 8:00 pm at the Hanoi Opera House.
The events also commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Day for National Security Protection (August 19), first observed in 2005.
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