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tear gas

[teer] / tɪər /
NOUN
poisonous gas
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Thousands gathered in the streets of the capital Islamabad, many holding photos of late Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, with AFP witnessing police deploy tear gas to disperse crowds near the US embassy.

From Barron's

Police fired tear gas at the protesters who dispersed, the AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's

Footage from local media showed police using tear gas to disperse people who approached the crash site to gather the money.

From Barron's

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