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unusual facts about tear gas



2012 May Day protests

Oakland, California – Protests were dispersed by police with the use of tear gas.

Anarchists Against the Wall

On April 3 Jonathan Pollak was shot in the head with a tear gas canister from an M16, at a distance of approximately thirty meters, at a protest against the Wall in the West Bank village of Bil'in, leaving him with internal brain hemorrhaging and a wound requiring 23 stitches.

Shirley Allen

(There is some controversy as to whether Allen fired first, and indeed, police have offered contradictory statements on this.) The police used tear gas, rubber bullets, Barry Manilow music played at high volume day and night, and a police dog to attempt to take her into custody, and eventually shut off her power and water, and arrested a neighbor who tried to bring her food and water.

Umarex

Umarex Sportwaffen GmbH & Co. KG is a manufacturer of air guns (including replicas of conventional firearms such as the Beretta Elite II), tear-gas and signal pistols, paintball markers under the RAM brand and airsoft guns, based in Arnsberg, Germany.


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1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands

We were going to use tear-gas to force the British out of the buildings and capture them.

Death of Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima

At least fourteen people were injured in clashes overnight and with police having fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in the village of Nuwaidrat, south west of Bahrain.

Death of Fadhel Al-Matrook

At least fourteen people were injured in clashes overnight and with police having fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in the village of Nuwaidrat, south west of Bahrain.

Estadio Nacional disaster

The police fired tear gas canisters into the northern grandstand to prevent further enraged fans from invading the field.

Herbert Henry Dow

Dow Chemical quickly moved to fill the gap, producing magnesium for incendiary flares, monochlorobenzene and phenol for explosives, and bromine for medicines and tear gas.

Jiří Paroubek

On 30 July 2005, the CzechTek free techno party was broken up by around 1,000 riot police using tear gas and water cannons, claiming the revellers had damaged private property.

NewsX

Ridhima Tomar: a young reporter, while reporting on the Delhi gang rape protest was injured with a tear gas shell while reporting from India Gate.