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Brazilian police take cover from shooting by alleged drug traffickers, as a protest against violence by security forces takes place at the Mare slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Mare is one of several impoverished areas in Rio where police or soldiers have tried to push out gangs and set up permanent posts as part of efforts to make Rio safer ahead of the 2016 Olympics. But many residents complain of heavy-handed tactics by police. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Police officials escort Sampath Vidanapathirana, a ruling party politician, convicted in a murder and rape case at the High Court complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 18, 2014. A Sri Lankan court on Friday sentenced Vidanapathirana to 20 years in prison for killing a British tourist Khuram Shaikh and raping his Russian girlfriend more than two years ago. (AP Photo/S. Gayashan)

Apparently some of the Cambodian police lack the proper riot helmet. Where as they are wearing motorcycle helmets which do offer protection.

Opposition supporters gather outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to call for the release of five Cambodian opposition Members of Parliament (MPs)-elect in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 16, 2014. Five Cambodian opposition Members of Parliament (MPs)-elect have been arrested and brought to court on Wednesday following a violent protest on Tuesday that left dozens of people injured, said a senior official. (Xinhua/Phearum)

An Afghan police officer salutes his commander during a graduation ceremony at a national police training center in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Over 230 national police officers graduated after receiving a 4-month training program in Jalalabad. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

A police officer walks past a message taped on the road by supporters of presidential candidate Joko Widodo, popularly known as "Jokowi", during a rally held by supporters of the other candidate Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and former army general Prabowo Subianto are both claiming victory in Indonesia's presidential election based on unofficial "quick counts," raising the specter of prolonged political instability in Southeast Asia's largest economy. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

 

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Members of the riot police take part in a drill at a training center for Chinese peacekeeping police in Langfang, north china's Hebei Province, Oct. 17, 2013. The riot police team will leave for Liberia on Oct. 21 to conduct peacekeeping missions there. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)

 

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Pakistani policemen attend the funeral of their colleagues who were killed in an attack in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar, on April 22, 2014. At least four people were killed and 33 others injured when a bomb exploded near a police vehicle in Pakistan's northwest Charsadda district on Tuesday morning, local media reported. (Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique)

Palestinian security forces take part in a military training in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on April 22, 2014. (Xinhua/Luay Sababa)

Thai policemen from the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) participate in a training exercise in Bangkok, Thailand, April 22, 2014. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

Afghan border police take part in their military training in Nangarhar province, eastern of Afghanistan, April 20, 2014. (Xinhua/Tahir Safi

 

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China Military Channel | Russia Omsk State Drug Enforcement Special Forces combat exercise

Russia Omsk State Drug Enforcement Special Forces combat exercise

05.05.2014...Russia's FSKN "Grom" Russia's special forces are well equipped under the Drug Enforcement Administration. The task force duty is mainly narcotics interdiction confronting violent underworld organizations. .

 

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Police stand guard at the site of an eviction of a merchant protest in front of the headquarters of Customs General Direction at North Highway, in Managua, Nicaragua, on May 13, 2014. The traders demand the release of seized merchandise at borders, according to local press. (Xinhua/Arnaldo Arita)

A policewoman detains a woman at the site of an eviction of a merchant protest in front of the headquarters of Customs General Direction at North Highway, in Managua, Nicaragua, on May 13, 2014. The traders demand the release of seized merchandise at borders, according to local press. (Xinhua/Arnaldo Arita)

Policemen gather around a damaged a police vehicle at the site of attack in Nangarhar Province, east Afghanistan, May 12, 2014. Seven people were killed as Taliban members targeted a government agency building in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar, on Monday. (Xinhua/Tahir Safi)

 

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Thai riot policemen stand guard outside an air force academy compound in Bangkok, Thailand, May 15, 2014 as anti-government protesters rallied. Anti-government protesters in Thailand entered the military compound Thursday and disrupted a key meeting on the fate of controversial July elections, forcing the acting prime minister to flee for security reasons. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

 

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Turkey..unrest over the mine disaster

Not what a citizen would want to see in any nation.

In these photos taken Wednesday, May 14, 2014 a person identified by Turkish media as Yusuf Yerkel, advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, kicks a protester already held by special forces police members during Erdogan's visiting Soma, Turkey. Erdogan was visiting the western Turkish mining town of Soma after Turkey's worst mining accident.

The incident occurred during Erdogan's visit Wednesday to a coal mine in the western town of Soma where at least 283 miners were killed in Turkey's worst mining disaster. Scores of others are still missing.

Angry protesters heckled Erdogan and scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police in Soma, forcing the Turkish leader to take refuge in a supermarket before being driven off in a black vehicle.
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A woman prays at the grave of Ibrahim Duman, 26, a victim of the mine accident, in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Police use teargas to disperse people gathered to commemorate the Soma mine accident victims and protest the government's labor policy in Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey, late Friday, May 16, 2014. A Turkish mining company defended its safety record Friday, four days after over 250 people died in an underground blaze at its coal mine in western Turkey.(AP Photo)

Police use water cannons and teargas to disperse people gathered to commemorate the Soma mine accident victims and protest the government's labor policy in Izmir, Turkey, late Friday, May 16, 2014.

Turkish rescue workers stand, at the entrance of the coal mine in Soma, Turkey, Friday, May 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkish Blue Berets stand at the entrance of the coal mine in Soma, Turkey, Friday, May 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Riot police run away from the flames of a fire bomb thrown by protesters as they demonstrate to blame the ruling AK Party (AKP) government on the mining disaster in western Turkey, in Ankara May 14, 2014.

Riot police fire plastic paintball gun pellets to disperse protesters during a demonstration blaming the ruling AK Party (AKP) government for the mining disaster in western Turkey, in central Istanbul May 14, 2014.

Riot police try to stop protesters who were attacking the offices of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, in Soma, Turkey, during his visit to the coal mine in Soma Wednesday, May 14, 2014.

Turkish riot police clash with protesters during a demonstration for the victims of the Soma mine explosion, in front of the Soma Holding company's headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, May 14, 2014. (EPA/ERDEM SAHIN)

 

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May 12, 2014, West Bank Jericho, Palestinian Presidential Guard participated in the French National Gendarmerie female SWAT team training.

 

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Police officers take cover behind their vehicles in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Wednesday June 4, 2014. Three police officers were shot dead and two others injured Wednesday in the east coast Canadian province of New Brunswick, officials said, and authorities were searching for a suspect. (AP Photo/Moncton Times & Transcript, Ron Ward via The Canadian Press )

Police officers walk around a mini-mall urging merchants to shut down their stores in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Police New Brunswick were searching Wednesday for an armed man after at least two people, both police officers, were injured in a shooting. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in New Brunswick said on its Twitter feed that they were looking for 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton, who is considered armed and dangerous. The police force tweeted an image of a suspect wearing military camouflage and wielding two guns. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Marc Grandmaison)

Subway train operators, along with some activists, clash with police at the Ana Rosa metro station on the second day of their metro strike in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, June 6, 2014. The workers clashed with police as they tried to block other operators from breaking the strike. Overland commuter train operators went on strike Thursday, putting at risk the only means that most soccer fans will have to reach Itaquerao stadium ahead of next week's World Cup. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

Brazilian military policemen stand as fans, one wearing a German flag on his back, arrive to attend the group G World Cup soccer match between Germany and Portugal at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Albanian police forces surround the southern village of Lazarat, 230 kilometers. 140 miles, south of capital Tiranaon Monday June 16, 2014. Hundreds of police, backed by armored vehicles, stormed Lazara the lawless village in southern Albania Monday after suspected marijuana growers allegedly fired rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and machine guns at officers during a drug raid. A police spokeswoman said officers managed to take control of the village of 5,000 people after exchanging fire with a nearly 30 armed men hiding in a four-story building complex. Laura Totraku said the gunmen fled Lazarat and were heading for a nearby mountain, pursued by police. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)

A Sri Lankan police commando mans a checkpoint, in Aluthgama, 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, June 16, 2014. At least three Muslims were killed after a right-wing Buddhist group with alleged state backing clashed with Muslims in southwestern Sri Lanka, a government minister said Monday. Dozens of shops were burned, homes looted and some mosques attacked in the violence Sunday night in the town of Aluthgama, local residents said. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lankan police officers walk past a burnt shop in Aluthgama, town, 50 kilometers (31.25 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, June 16, 2014.

 

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Police push back protesters and journalists in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A Brazilian riot police aims at anti-World-Cup protesters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. More than 300 demonstrators gathered along a main highway leading to the stadium. Some in the crowd tried to block traffic, but police repeatedly pushed them back, firing canisters of tear gas and using stun grenades. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Military policemen move on during clashes with people protesting against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo June 12, 2014.

Riot policemen stand behind burning rubbish during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo June 12, 2014.

A protester is detained by police during a demonstration demanding better public services and protesting the money spent on the World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. Brazilian police clashed with anti-World Cup protesters trying to block part of the main highway leading to the stadium that hosts the opening match of the tournament. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

A demonstrator faces riot policemen during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo June 12, 2014.

A protester is detained by police during a demonstration demanding better public services and protesting the money spent on the World Cup soccer tournament in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Police shouts at journalists covering the detention of a protestor in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A police officer searches a protester during a demonstration demanding better public services and protesting the money spent on the World Cup soccer tournament in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)

A protestor argues with police during a demonstration demanding better public services and protesting the money spent on the World Cup soccer tournament in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

 

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A military police stands guard as his colleagues detain a protestor (back) after a demonstration against the World Cup 2014 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on June 30, 2014. At least three people were arrested by Brazilian military police after a 30-minute demonstration. (Xinhua/Guillermo Arias)

Protestors are detained after a demonstration against the World Cup 2014 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on June 30, 2014. At least three people were arrested by Brazilian military police after a 30-minute demonstration. (Xinhua/Guillermo Arias)

A Palestinian argues with Israeli border police in Jerusalem on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. The suspected abduction of an Arab teen followed by the discovery of a body in Jerusalem on on Wednesday ignited clashes between Israeli police and stone-throwing Palestinians, who saw it as a revenge attack for the killing of three Israeli teens in the West Bank. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

 

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Nov. 20 2013... in Qingdao City, Shandong Province Public Security Bureau police detachment of five (?) brigade members. photos by Liu Hailong Photo Source: CFP Vision China

 

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China's special policemen have anti-terrorism exercises....English.news.cn | 12.26.2013| Editor: Yamei Wang

 

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Afghan policemen arrive near Kabul airport after Taliban fighters attack, Afghanistan, Monday, June, 10, 2013.

Afghan policemen sit atop a vehicle upon arrival after Taliban fighters attacked near Kabul airport, Afghanistan, Monday, June, 10, 2013.

Afghan policemen stand in line after Taliban fighters attacked near Kabul airport, Afghanistan, Monday, June, 10, 2013.

Afghan policemen move around after Taliban fighters attacked near Kabul airport, Afghanistan, Monday, June, 10, 2013

 

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A police officer, second from right, holds an electroshock gun as another policeman is dragged by colleagues during clashes with demonstrators outside the state legislative assembly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Officers in Rio fired tear gas and rubber bullets when a group of protesters invaded the state legislative assembly and threw rocks and flares at police. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month. (AP Photo/Nicholas Tanner)

Demonstrators confronts a police officer during a protests in front of the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013.

A military police pePper sprays a protester during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month. ((AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Police officers take cover during clashes with demonstrators, who tossed fire crackers at them, in front of the state legislative assembly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Officers in Rio fired tear gas and rubber bullets when a group of protesters invaded the state legislative assembly and threw rocks and flares at police. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tanner)

A military police arrests a protester during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 17, 2013. Thousands took to the streets in largely peaceful protests in at least eight cities in Brazil Monday, demonstrations that voiced the frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation. Officers in Rio fired tear gas and rubber bullets when a group of protesters invaded the state legislative assembly and later vandalized and looted properties in the area.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

 

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Military police detain a man during an anti-government protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. More than half a million Brazilians poured into the streets of at least 80 Brazilian cities Thursday in demonstrations that saw violent clashes and renewed calls for an end to government corruption and demands for better public services. Riot police battled protesters in at least five cities, with some of the most intense clashes happening in Rio de Janeiro, where an estimated 300,000 demonstrators swarmed into the seaside city's central area. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Riot police on horses line up in front of the Municipal Theater in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Demonstrators confront Brazilian police during a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Protests are planned in more than 80 cities across Brazil Thursday, a week after the start of massive demonstrations that have sent hundreds of thousands of people into the streets denouncing poor public services and government corruption. Riot police battled protesters in at least five cities, with some of the most intense clashes happening in Rio de Janeiro, where an estimated 300,000 demonstrators swarmed into the seaside city's central area. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazilian police shot tear gas at demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Rio de Janeiro's sister city, Niteroi, Brazil, Wednesday evening, June 19, 2013.

Rio police advance with an armored vehicle, right, chasing demonstrators near Candelaria Church, background, in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

This June 17, 2013 photo, a policeman lies injured on the ground after clashing with demonstrators during a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Officers in Rio fired tear gas and rubber bullets when a group of protesters invaded the state legislative assembly and threw rocks and flares at police. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

 

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Turkish Special Police Forces during the durg raid at ÇinÇin street-Ankara. The police forces captured 1 ton drugs and arrested 7 suspects...

 

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Huh? is this about police uniforms or about attractive women?

I was beginning to wonder
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In this Sunday, April 6, 2014 photo, Palestinian women who will become a part of the elite Presidential Guard stands during a training, in Jericho, West Bank. Twenty-five Palestinian women are set to become the first female members of the Presidential Guards, a Palestinian elite force of 2,600 men. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

In this Sunday, April 6, 2014 photo, Palestinian women who will become a part of the elite Presidential Guard descend from a tower during a training in Jericho, West Bank. Twenty-five Palestinian women are set to become the first female members of the Presidential Guards, a Palestinian elite force of 2,600 men. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

 

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May 12, 2014, West Bank Jericho, Palestinian Presidential Guard participated in the French National Gendarmerie female SWAT team training.