Officers use their heads to smash concrete in strange police birthday bash

A policeman breaks blocks of concrete during a ceremony held to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the Indonesian police corps in Banda Aceh. Photo: Getty

Eleanor Mann
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Policemen have been showing off their strength by breaking blocks of concrete at a ceremony to commemorate the founding of Indonesia’s national police (Polri).

Participants were pictured in impressive displays of physical force, smashing concrete with their elbows and foreheads.