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      Colombia: All-female police brigade battle it out in mock-riot01:37

      Colombia: All-female police brigade battle it out in mock-riot

      Colombia, Bogota
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      March 12, 2015 at 10:45 GMT +00:00 · Published

      An all-female brigade in Colombia's national riot control unit battled with tear gas, rocks and even each other, as part of anti-riot training in Bogota, Thursday.

      The women underwent the training carrying a hefty 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of protective equipment which included kevlar shirts, truncheons and high-impact polycarbonate sheilds. The all-female brigade was formed in 2010 as part of ESMAD, Colombia's Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron, and counts 100 women as its employees, many of whom live in police quarters.

      ESMAD was originally created in 1999 to control big crowds during protests and restore order in the case of public disturbances and riots. Along wih its female officers, 500 male officers also make up the squadron.

      Colombia: All-female police brigade battle it out in mock-riot01:37
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      An all-female brigade in Colombia's national riot control unit battled with tear gas, rocks and even each other, as part of anti-riot training in Bogota, Thursday.

      The women underwent the training carrying a hefty 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of protective equipment which included kevlar shirts, truncheons and high-impact polycarbonate sheilds. The all-female brigade was formed in 2010 as part of ESMAD, Colombia's Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron, and counts 100 women as its employees, many of whom live in police quarters.

      ESMAD was originally created in 1999 to control big crowds during protests and restore order in the case of public disturbances and riots. Along wih its female officers, 500 male officers also make up the squadron.

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