Police held a riot control and protest dispersal drill on August 12 and earlier - June 20 in a residential district of Samarkand, the third largest city in Uzbekistan.
According to the drill scenario, rioters were throwing stones at security forces who had shields and were trying to break through the shields. The scene is covered with smoke from the use of Molotov cocktails and tear gas. Interestingly there were imams among the police who, through megaphones, were persuading the protesters to disperse. Later, security officials armed with batons and whips begin to disperse the crowd, while also using water cannons.
The Samarkand city police department confirmed the holding of the drill.
