THE world’s most chilling theme park has kids firing AK-47s at US flags and crawling through barbed wire.
The City of Games for Revolutionary Children in Iran also sees youngsters hunt for bullets and knock down puzzles of Israeli flags.
MEMRI / Raja NewsThe City of Games for Revolutionary Children theme park in Iran had kids dress up in military uniform[/caption]
MEMRI / Raja NewsShocking images also revealed kids firing AK-47s[/caption]
MEMRI / Raja NewsActivities on offer for the youngsters would include simulations of fighting enemies[/caption]
Based in Kooh Sangi Park in the northeastern city of Mashdad, the attraction is free of charge for children aged between eight and 13 years old.
First opened in 2016, children would be taught the messages of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, wearing military uniforms and accompanied by someone playing the role of their commander.
Activities on offer for the youngsters would include simulations of fighting enemies – such as Iraqi soldiers, ISIS terrorists and the Saudi royal family – and launching plastic missiles at US and Israeli flags.
According to Hamid Sadeghi, director of the Child and the Future Cultural Centre which inaugurated the City of Games park, children had 12 activity stations to enjoy.
As reported by Memri, he told Iranian news agency Raja News: “At the City of Games, we are trying to convey to the children messages about fighting, the Holy Defense and current global issues.”
These messages were split across three categories – games, amusements, and group activities.
Led by cultural expert guides, the kids would be brought into the stations of Ghadir, the Lovers of Ahl Al-Bayt, the Rule of the Jurisprudent and the Revolution.
Each group of children is then assigned a commander who “must be obeyed”.
They are then suited up before setting out for the battle fronts.
“The children follow various paths simulating fighting the enemy,” explained Sadeghi.
“And at some places, the children learn about simple [combat] methods such as firing plastic artillery shells at a simulated enemy as well as aiming and firing a rifle with plastic bullets at [an effigy] of Netanyahu.”
After the children reign “victorious” in the war, they are then taken to the defence of the Shrine of Zaynab to learn about defending holy places.
Whilst there, they are also informed on the fight against ISIS and anti-ISIS thought, Sadeghi revealed.
“At this stage, the children are tasked with finding bullets, each of which have a single letter written on it, and then play a game to complete sentences according to the guide’s instructions,” he added.
“After that, the children have a contest throwing balls at effigies of ISIS and the Saudi royal family, and finish the station [activity] in triumph.”
As they near the end of their training, the children learn that they need wisdom and intelligence to attain victory.
But in order to teach them this, they are blindfolded.
They must then throw a ball at an Israeli flag puzzle and knock it down, before changing it to that of Iranian colours.
Once the course is completed, which should take 30-45 minutes, children are “handed” back to their families.
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MEMRI / Raja NewsThe children were also required to crawl through barbed wire[/caption]
MEMRI / Raja NewsThe theme park aimed to reinforce revolutionary values for children[/caption]
MEMRI / Raja NewsThe attraction is free of charge for children aged between eight and 13 years old[/caption]
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