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tear gas

[teer] / tɪər /
NOUN
poisonous gas
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SRG doesn’t use tear gas or shoot “pepper balls” or rubber bullets as seen in other cities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Lagos State government says it is unaware of their personnel using tear gas or of deaths linked to the demolitions.

From BBC

First, security forces fired tear gas at the protesters, she said.

From BBC

Federal authorities deployed tear gas and made some arrests.

From The Wall Street Journal

It added that the claim that tear gas was deliberately fired into the hospital "does not correspond to the facts".

From Barron's