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plastic bullet

A non-lethal projectile fired from a specialised gun and intended for crowd control. Plastic bullets were developed by British security forces to replace rubber bullets, which ricochet unpredictably and are associated with a greater number of fatalities than plastic bullets. The bullets weigh 130 g, are meant to be effective at 3 to 6 metres and are shot into unruly crowds at or below waist level.

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Police fired water cannon and plastic baton rounds after coming under a barrage of bricks, fireworks and petrol bombs as they moved to halt the protest at the junction of Woodvale Road and Woodvale Parade.

Belfast MP Nigel Dodds Knocked Unconscious as Loyalists Clash with Police at Marches [VIDEO]

Police suffered a barrage of petrol bombs, fireworks, and bricks after officers fired a plastic baton rounds at protesters attacking an Orange Order parade in a Nationalist area of west Belfast last night.

Police in Ulster march battles

POLICE suffered a barrage of petrol bombs, fireworks, and bricks yesterday after officers fired plastic baton rounds at protesters attacking an Orange Order parade in a Nationalist area of west Belfast.

Police hit by barrage in Belfast

POLICE suffered a barrage of petrol bombs, fireworks and bricks after officers fired plastic baton rounds at protesters attacking an Orange Order parade in a Nationalist area of west Belfast last night.

Nationalists attack Orange parade police; BELFAST: Sinn Fein politician accuses security forces of trying to lure Republicans into conflict

She accused the police of firing plastic baton rounds at Catholics who attempted to defend themselves against the loyalist onslaught.

SHOTS FIRED AT RIOT POLICE; Nine civilians, five officers injured as Old Firm rivals go on rampage

Riot squad officers hit back, firing 15 plastic baton rounds.

50-BOMB BARRAGE ON COPS; Ulster rioters in fierce attack

Police deployed water cannon and plastic baton rounds were also fired, the court was told, and a total of 20 petrol bombs were thrown at officers after darkness fell.

A BUCKY EEJIT; Dancing Twelfth rioter jailed after telling probation: No one will stop me marching

Police fired a number of plastic baton rounds to quell the violence, with claims that a number of civilians had been hit.

Police hurt as crowds rampage; BELFAST

Plastic baton rounds used in Northern Ireland are fired at approximately 160mph from at least 20 metres away.

The bloody glass which marks the spot where a sad piece of British history was made; Force chiefs on the defensive after officers become the first on the mainland to use Baton Guns

Officers hit seven people with plastic baton rounds.

CATFIGHT RIOT LEFT 48 COPS WOUNDED; Belfast mayhem over mums' brawl

Later a number of plastic baton rounds were fired as police struggled to control the situation.

RIOT POLICE SUE OVER CLASHES AT DRUMCREE; Officers accuse force of 'inadequate' action plan

Police in riot gear fired volleys of plastic baton rounds as loyalist demonstrators attempted to breach the first of three barbed wire barricades blocking the path of Orangemen down the Garvaghy Road.