tear gas: Quick Facts

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‘An orchestra being gassed should be an alarm signal’: the musical activists targeted in Paris • Oct. 23, 2026, 7:54 AM ET (The Guardian)

Tear gas deployed at Strasbourg protests • Oct. 17, 2026, 7:15 AM ET (BBC)

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Also Known As	lacrimator

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