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# Rubber Bullets

Last year
2022
THE MORNING LEAD
Ahern sought rubber bullet ban to put pressure on UK to restrict their use in Northern Ireland
A report by
Tadgh McNally
Internal controversy broke out over the purchase of 2,000 baton rounds in June 1997.
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Dec 28th 2022, 12:02 AM
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# Rubber Bullets
Protesters trash H&M shops in South Africa in response to 'monkey' ad
The Economic Freedom Fighters organised protests at several H&M outlets in Johannesburg.
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Jan 13th 2018, 4:34 PM
# Crowd control
'Blindness, removal of the spleen': Study finds rubber bullets are not safe
The US study found three in every 100 people injured by rubber bullets died as a result.
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Dec 23rd 2017, 8:15 AM
# Ice Capped
Polar bear shot with rubber bullets to stop it attacking man who jumped into enclosure
The man only had superficial wounds.
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Dec 2nd 2015, 3:32 PM
# Ukraine
Hundreds wounded as police and protesters clash in freezing temperatures in Ukraine
More than 200 people were wounded amid mounting fury over draconian new anti-protest laws.
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Jan 20th 2014, 4:53 PM
# factory fire
Clashes with police as 10,000 workers join Bangladesh fire protest
Protests have entered their second week after 110 people died in Bangladesh’s worst ever clothing factory fire.
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Dec 3rd 2012, 8:03 AM
# Poland
Violence reported as Poland marks its independence day
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at a right-wing march.
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Nov 11th 2012, 8:26 PM
# Spain
In photos: Six demonstrators hospitalised after Madrid clashes
Six people were hospitalised and several arrested in yesterday after police fired rubber bullets at crowds demonstrating against severe new austerity measures.
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Jul 12th 2012, 8:46 AM