A women’s special forces unit in the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia has held a weapons demonstration for students at an elementary school.

During the demonstration, female special forces personnel displayed firearms to the children and reportedly invited them to shoot at a portrait of US President Donald Trump, which was used as a target, according to Iran International.

Female special forces personnel held a weapons drill at an elementary school in Urmia, northwestern Iran, demonstrating firearms to students and asking them to shoot at an image of US President Donald Trump used as a target, according to a video posted on the school’s Instagram page. One student returned home frightened, while some children initially thought they were going to be arrested, a source close to the student’s family told Iran International.

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The military-style event frightened some of the children. One student reportedly returned home extremely scared, while some children initially thought the armed personnel had come to the school to arrest them.