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riot shield

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riot shield
n
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a large oblong curved transparent shield used by police controlling crowds
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Footage broadcast by CCTV showed deserted streets in front of the Urumqi court where the trials were held, with police lining sidewalks carrying riot shields and truncheons.
Six sentenced to death for China's Xinjiang riots by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
Footage broadcast by CCTV showed deserted streets in front of the Urumqi court where the trials were held, with police lining sidewalks carrying riot shields and truncheons.
Six sentenced to death for China's Xinjiang riots by AFP / AFP Global Edition
ARGENTINA ITALY COLOMBIA JAPAN Stand-off: Students with black helmets and riot shields clash with police outside a meeting of University rectors gathered in Italy.
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