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CS Gas at Peaceful Protest

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Toni Torino Feb 17, 2011 11:44:36

Replying to stray

stray wrote:

Dunno about our polices stockpile, but IIRC we replaced rubber with plastic sometime ago.

Edit : Just looked on wiki, I was right, plus apparently they were authorised for use at Gleaneagles in 2005 for the G8 summit. And one was used against a guy armed with a machete in Dorchester in 2010, so yep we still have them.

Jesus. And clearly all over the country.

Toni Torino Feb 18, 2011 08:53:04

Replying to Toni Torino

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12502496

"It (The Foriegn Office) said 250 cartridges of tear gas and other riot control equipment had been licensed for export to the Gulf state within the past nine months."

"The Foreign Secretary William Hague told the Commons he had stressed the need for peaceful action in dealing with the protesters in a conversation with Bahrain's foreign minister."