On 10th May 2012, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo organized practical training for the Kosovo police on crowd control methods. The course aimed to improve the ability of the police to respond to potential civil disturbances and demonstrations while complying with human rights.
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Members of Kosovo police in front of a water cannon truck during a crowd control training organized by the OSCE Mission near Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, 10 May 2012. (OSCE/Besfort Oruci)
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Training participants throw stones in a simulated attack on Kosovo police during the OSCE training on tactical use of water cannons, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, 10 May 2012. (OSCE/Besfort Oruci)
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A water cannon truck clears the road during an OSCE-provided training on crowd control for Kosovo police, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, 10 May 2012. (OSCE/Besfort Oruci)
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Kosovo police officers during an OSCE-supported training on use of tonfa (police bat) in crowd-control operations, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, 10 May 2012. (OSCE/Besfort Oruci)
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A Kosovo police officer consults an instructor from the Turkish National Police ahead of OSCE-provided training on the use of water cannons, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, 10 May 2012. (OSCE/Besfort Oruci)
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Director of the OSCE Mission's Security and Public Safety Department, Carsten Twelmeier (l), and Turkish Police Instructor, Suleyman Ozdamar (r), during preparations for the OSCE-provided training on the use of water cannons as crowd control tool for Kosovo police, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, 10 May 2012. (OSCE/Besfort Oruci)