stun grenade
noun
plural stun grenades
: an explosive device that produces a blinding flash of light and a sudden, loud noise : flash-bang
After initially holding back, the police fired stun grenades, tear gas and hard sponge bullets and sent in officers on horseback, prompting demonstrators to accuse them of the kind of police brutality that they had turned out to protest in the first place.—
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Videos showed police using stun grenades to repel the crowds.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 13 June 2024
In 2019, deputies designing active shooter training in Marina del Rey accidentally started a fire while testing a flashbang trainer, a nonexplosive version of a flashbang, or stun grenade.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
In 2019, a mobile trailer being used by sheriff’s deputies at the Marina del Rey sheriff’s station during a training exercise caught fire when a non-explosive device used to simulate a stun grenade started a fire that engulfed the trailer.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Israeli forces used stun grenades when pounding down doors, and employed artillery, airstrikes and heavy gunfire throughout their operation, according to residents.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 13 June 2024
In 2019, deputies designing active shooter training in Marina del Rey accidentally started a fire while testing a flashbang trainer, a nonexplosive version of a flashbang, or stun grenade.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
In 2019, a mobile trailer being used by sheriff’s deputies at the Marina del Rey sheriff’s station during a training exercise caught fire when a non-explosive device used to simulate a stun grenade started a fire that engulfed the trailer.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Israeli forces used stun grenades when pounding down doors, and employed artillery, airstrikes and heavy gunfire throughout their operation, according to residents.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Stun grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun%20grenade. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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