A grand ceremony took place on Tuesday on a section of Da Nang’s Tran Hung Dao on the eastern bank of the Han River to introduce a total of about 2,000 officers and men from police and military forces nationwide, along with their specialised vehicles and equipment.
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| Prime Minister Phuc addressing the ceremony |
These forces are in charge of ensuring ultimate security before, during and after next month’s APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW) which is the culmination of Viet Nam’s year-long hosting of APEC meetings.
The ceremony was attended by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the APEC 2017 National Committee, Mr Pham Binh Minh, Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant-General To Lam, Da Nang Party Committee Secretary Truong Quang Nghia and municipal People’s Committee Huynh Duc Tho. Also present at the ceremony were the leaders of other ministries and national government agencies, and some representatives from the authorities of Da Nang and its neighbouring localities.
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| Various security units at the ceremony |
Addressing the ceremony, Prime Minister Phuc underscored the need for the security forces to make their utmost with a high sense of responsibility in order to ensure ultimate security during AELW.
The ceremony was then followed by an anti-terror drill aiming at enhancing the readiness in responding to any security complications in a bid to ensure political and social security, and ensuring the absolute safety of the AELW participants.
During the counter-terrorism practice, 2 scenarios were role-played by the security units.
In the first, the police officers were required to free a group of APEC delegates who were ambushed by terrorists whilst being on the way to the city’s International Airport.
The second scenario featured the rescue of hostages captured by other group of terrorists on a sightseeing boat operating on the Han River.
Below are some photos of the ceremony and the drill, taken by our reporter Quoc Khai.
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| The participants saluting the national flag |
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| Rapid response police officers |
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| A motorcade of traffic police units |
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| Special armored vehicles from the Ministry of Public Security |
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| A mixed martial arts performance by the rapid response police officers |
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| Some officers from the taskforce conducting a Qigong practice which involves moving meditation, coordinating slow flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and calm meditative state of mind |
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| An armed terrorist asking the hostages to come into a building in the first anti-terror drill scenario |
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| Some officers from the taskforce surrounding the building where the hostages are kept and… |
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| …. enter a building from the rooftop |
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| A terrorist is apprehended |
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| In the 2nd scenario, terrorists keeping other APEC delegates as hostages on a speeding boat on the Han River |
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| The police officers attempting to rescue the hostages who are kept in a sightseeing boat on the river |
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| The suspects are arrested and the victims are brought to safety |
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