Molotov cocktail: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	flaming bottle • fire bottle • gasoline bomb • poor man’s grenade • bottle bomb • burn bottle • petrol bomb

Photos

A masked demonstrator prepares to throw a lit Molotov cocktail toward riot police during a street protest in front of buildings in Bogota, Colombia.

2013 demonstrations in Mexico City

Ukrainian soldiers preparing Molotov cocktails

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