body-armour

Despite the very real risks, Brazilian law forbids frontline journalists from using body-armour capable of withstanding high-calibre rounds.

Life and death in Rio's drug wars 2011

Unless one day we end up in some British spin on Mad Max, patrolling dusty, post-nuclear holocaust highways in blacked-out muscle cars with extra armour plating, body-armour seat padding and fighting over the latest fuel delivery at Tescos garage. on October 20, 2009 at 10: 41 am Rural Traffic Cop

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But not as demoralising as going over the top equipped with Bacofoil body-armour and a pop-gun.

Cameron blitzkriegs back into the game 2010

Udo Weitz/EPA Thai soldiers dressed in body-armour riot gear got ready to move into position inside the Government House complex in Bangkok Friday.

Red Shirts Take to Bangkok Streets 2010

Udo Weitz/EPA Thai soldiers dressed in body-armour riot gear got ready to move into position inside the Government House complex in Bangkok Friday.

Red Shirts Take to Bangkok Streets 2010

But not as demoralising as going over the top equipped with Bacofoil body-armour and a pop-gun.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2010

Udo Weitz/EPA Thai soldiers dressed in body-armour riot gear got ready to move into position inside the Government House complex in Bangkok Friday.

Red Shirts Take to Bangkok Streets 2010

A long time ago, in a chip shop far away, a tall being, dressed from head to foot in rather cheap-looking plasticky body-armour and a long black cape, was ordering cod, chips and mushy peas.

A Long Time Ago In A Chip Shop Far Away… David Hadley 2009

A long time ago, in a chip shop far away, a tall being, dressed from head to foot in rather cheap-looking plasticky body-armour and a long black cape, was ordering cod, chips and mushy peas.

Archive 2009-04-01 David Hadley 2009

To begin with on this body-armour business, BAE paid out, some years ago, compensation to the U.S. over zylon, a defective component of body-armour which degrades over time:

Archive 2009-06-01 2009