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Tear gas exposure is an element of military training programs, typically as a means of improving trainees' tolerance to tear gas and encouraging confidence in the ability of their issued protective equipment to prevent chemical weapons exposure. [23] [24] [25]
In one instance, a tear gas canister was deployed indoors, in Kwai Fong station during a march, on 11 August 2019. The police initially denied the incident. [23] In defense, protestors are seen picking up tear gas cans with thick gloves to throw them back or to extinguish them in sealed water containers. [24]
The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile; chemical formula: C 10 H 5 ClN 2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of the lachrymatory agent commonly referred to as CS gas, a tear gas which is used as a riot control agent, and is banned for use in warfare due to the 1925 Geneva Protocol.
Students and one teacher reported burning eyes, noses and throats as the tear gas blew towards their school 20 kids fall ill after ‘decades-old’ tear gas is used by police in training exercise ...
Plumes of tear gas became a common sight last month as police tried to control largely peaceful demonstrations swelling across the country after the killing of George Floyd while in police custody ...
Children and an adult were sickened by tear gas and pepper spray that drifted from a law enforcement training exercise area to a school in San Bruno, Calif.
A key part of this training involves recruits entering a room filled with tear gas, removing their respirator, and attempting to shout their name, rank, number, and the regiment/corps they are aspiring to join, before the effects of the tear gas (coughing, sneezing, eyes burning, shortness of breath) become too much to handle. [9]
Donald Trump and some of his supporters are claiming authorities did not use tear gas against people in a crackdown outside the White House this week.