New riot gear deployed nationwide for World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - The National Police Agency (NPA) has equipped about 8,600 teams at police headquarters nationwide with new riot gear (photo) to deal with hooligans and other security issues during the upcoming World Cup soccer finals, NPA officials said Thursday. The new gear is a three-item set comprised of a helmet, protective body gear and transparent shield, which weighs a total of 10.6 kilograms, 1.3 kg lighter than the current set.

• Product Code
• ILEA000679225

• Registered date
• 2002/3/28 00:00:00

• Credit
• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source

• Media size
• 2000 × 1140 pixel

• Resolution
• 72 dpi

• Deployment size
• 603.59(KB)*

• Special instruction

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