Somali Police Force (SPF) recieve new equipment donated by Japan 04

Toshihisa Takata, Japanese Ambassador to Kenya, prepares to cut ribbon 07 May 2012, during a handover ceremony of equipment donated by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) Trust Fund to support the rebuilding of the SPF in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The equipment included a motor transport fleet of 15 pick-up trucks, two troop personnel carries and two ambulances, 1.800 ballistic helmets and sets of handcuffs, over 1,000 VHF radio handsets, and musical instruments for the police band. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.