antiriot


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antiriot

(ˌæntɪˈraɪət)
adj
(of police officers, equipment, measures, etc) designed for or engaged in the control of crowds
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Inexplicably accompanied by police in antiriot gear, as though he expected a violent welcome in the fishing village, he holds a closed meeting with the captain and crew of Gem-Vir 1.
According to a report, the uniform will initially be introduced in five units of Sindh Police, including Traffic Police, C.I.A, Antiriot Reserve Platoons, Forensic Division Sindh and Central Police Office.
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He told the businessmen gathered on the occasion that special antiriot force would in place soon to control critical situation erupted after eruption of protest, shutdown calls and road blockages.
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Calling for a referendum to measure the popularity of the current theocracy, Panahi wrote on his Instagram account that he was crossing the short distance in Tehran between Revolution Circle and Vali Asr crossroad and saw thousands of bike-riding Basijis, police officers and antiriot forces, all fully equipped and ready to confront protesters.
Students throw stones during a confrontation with the antiriot policemen in the University Street as they protest over government plan to transfer the premises of the University of Khartoum outside the capital, on Wednesday April 13, 2016.
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Along with a picture of antiriot police, helmets in hand, blocking access to a street in the center of Vienna, Austria, a tweeter/citizen expressed his outrage over the Akademikerball ("Academic's Ball") staged in the Hofburg (see Figure 1).
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