projectile

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Officials also said people should clear large or loose material from their property, including patio furniture, dead trees and hanging branches that could become “a dangerous projectile” during high winds.

From New York Times

Officers fired thousands of tear-gas canisters and dispersal grenades to push them back, and protesters responded by throwing firebombs, rocks and other projectiles, and setting several police vans on fire.

From New York Times

On the latest day of protests on Tuesday, in Paris and other cities, black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police, who charged at them and threw teargas.

From Reuters

The projectiles don’t move straight and smooth through human targets like those from a traditional handgun.

From Washington Post

In the western city of Nantes, protesters lit cars and a bank on fire; in Rennes, demonstrators threw projectiles at police, photos and videos from the scene showed.

From Washington Post