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pepper spray
(redirected from Pepper gas)

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Noun1.pepper spray - a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscumpepper spray - a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
aerosol can, aerosol container, spray can, aerosol, aerosol bomb - a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
chemical weapon - chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants


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There were scuffles outside the stadium between police and a group of Turkish supporters without tickets, prompting the police to spray them with pepper gas.
Police intervened in the groups by using pepper gas and pressure water in Istiklal Street, Galatasaray Square and in Cihangir neighborhood.
Points: G20 agenda Riot police blocked a group of several hundred on a narrow side street and fired pepper gas grenades at them after half a dozen youths raced down the road, pushing a rubbish dumpster (wheeled skip) towards the line of officers.
 
 
 
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