Rio de Janeiro, Jul 10: Thousands of weapons were destroyed on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, as part of a symbolic gesture marking International Gun Destruction Day.
The weapons were burned by the army before being publicly displayed and subsequently crushed by a steam roller.
A civil police helicopter then dropped flower petals from above, and a white cloth was laid over the weapons to signify peace.
Leila Goulart, Director of the Control of Weapons and Explosives Division, said they were sending “1,200 weapons every day, a total of 6,000 weapons a week,” to the army, where the first stage of the destruction process begins.
The arms on display were old weapons from criminal investigations now closed, that police had kept as evidence.
The weapons were burned by the army before being publicly displayed and subsequently crushed by a steam roller.
A civil police helicopter then dropped flower petals from above, and a white cloth was laid over the weapons to signify peace.
Leila Goulart, Director of the Control of Weapons and Explosives Division, said they were sending “1,200 weapons every day, a total of 6,000 weapons a week,” to the army, where the first stage of the destruction process begins.
The arms on display were old weapons from criminal investigations now closed, that police had kept as evidence.
