caltrops

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Police who conducted the pre-convention raids claim to have found 37 "caltrops" -- spikes that are scattered on a motorway to disable cars during a police pursuit.

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  • The others knew nothing of the glass caltrops, and were suitably horrified by Kahvi's account. —  The Nitrogen Fix
  • Deputies seized a variety of items that they believed were tools of civil disobedience: a gas mask, bolt cutters, axes, slingshots, homemade "caltrops" for disabling buses, even buckets of urine. —  This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here
  • His recollection, affirmed by at least two others, was that the warrant was very long and listed many items, including soap flakes, X boxes, paint, computer operating support manuals, caltrops, bleach, floppy disks with digital information, Molotov cocktails and many other items. —  Anarchist news dot org - News for anarchists and their friends
  • Others discussed the need for Molotov cocktails, paint, caltrops (devices used to puncture tires), bricks and lockboxes for protesters to lock themselves together. —  ENVIRONMENTAL REPUBLICAN
  • Another person talked about using large puppets to conceal and transport Molotov cocktails, bricks, caltrops (devices used to stop buses and other vehicles), shields and lockboxes, the affidavit said. —  Lone Star Times
 

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