Molotov cocktail
noun
Mo·lo·tov cocktail
ˈmä-lə-ˌtȯf- 
ˈmȯ-,
ˈmō-,
-ˌtȯv-
: a crude bomb made of a bottle filled with a flammable liquid (such as gasoline) and usually fitted with a wick (such as a saturated rag) that is ignited just before the bottle is hurled
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According to court documents, the man unknowingly conspired with two undercover FBI agents for months, sharing handwritten diagrams of the military site and proposing an assault involving Molotov cocktails and assault-style weapons.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
He is said to have provided armor-piercing ammunition and magazines, trained the undercover agents on firearms and the construction of Molotov cocktails, and detailed an attack route.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
Said also allegedly trained the agents to use Molotov cocktails and provided firearms instruction and specifically instructed them which building to target to inflict maximum casualties, according to the complaint.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 14 May 2025
In March, federal prosecutors filed charges against three people accused of using Molotov cocktails to set fire to Tesla cars and charging stations in Colorado, Oregon, and South Carolina.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
He is said to have provided armor-piercing ammunition and magazines, trained the undercover agents on firearms and the construction of Molotov cocktails, and detailed an attack route.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
Said also allegedly trained the agents to use Molotov cocktails and provided firearms instruction and specifically instructed them which building to target to inflict maximum casualties, according to the complaint.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 14 May 2025
In March, federal prosecutors filed charges against three people accused of using Molotov cocktails to set fire to Tesla cars and charging stations in Colorado, Oregon, and South Carolina.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
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“Molotov cocktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Molotov%20cocktail. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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