Tear gas
- India
Probe ordered into tear gas shelling on Kashmiri Pandit protesters
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha ordered a probe on Sunday into the tear gas shelling incident on protesting Kashmiri Pandits on May 13. “Strict action will be taken against…
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Police lathi-charge, fire tear gas as farmers enter Delhi
New Delhi: The Delhi police resorted to lathi charge and firing of tear gas shells after groups of protesting farmers camping at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur border points of the national capital…
- World
Tear gas and molotovs as Hong Kong reels from new clashes
Hong Kong: Hong Kong was gripped by another day of petrol bombs and tear gas on Sunday as police and pro-democracy protesters clashed for hours throughout a popular tourist district. The two…
- Middle East
Police fire bullets to break up Shiite protest in Nigeria
Abuja: Nigerian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition into the air on Tuesday to disperse Shiite Muslim protesters in the capital Abuja a day after at least eight people were…
- News
Georgia: Police fire rubber bullets, water cannon to disperse protesters near Parliament
Tbilisi [Georgia]: The police resorted to firing rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters after they attempted to storm the Georgian Parliament over the visit of a Russian lawmaker…
- Middle East
Istanbul police fire tear gas at banned women’s day rally
Istanbul: Istanbul police fired tear gas Friday at thousands of women who took to the city’s central avenue on International Women’s Day in defiance of a protest ban to demand greater rights…
- World
US fires tear gas at Mexico border to deter migrants
Washington: US border agents have launched tear gas to deter migrants attempting to breach the US-Mexico border fence into California. According to media reports, around 150 migrants who attempted to climb over…
