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petrol bomb

NOUN
  1. a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick

How To Use petrol bomb In A Sentence

  • The armoured vehicles are heavily protected by grilles to prevent damage from missiles and petrol bombs.
  • The police used armoured vehicles and tear gas to contain the protesters who were armed with rocks and petrol bombs.
  • The crowd threw petrol bombs at the police, who responded by donning riot gear.
  • The crowd threw petrol bombs at the police, who responded by donning riot gear.
  • A gang of arsonists today torched a car with a petrol bomb.
  • Their unit was ambushed with bombs, grenades and petrol bombs, but the soldiers managed to escape their vehicle before it burned out.
  • The crowds became violent and threw petrol bombs at the police.
  • The violence came after a group of protesters marching with about 3,000 demonstrators threw petrol bombs and red paint at riot squads, injuring one police officer.
  • Petrol bomb attacks on patrols, which were rare when the uprising began, have become common. Times, Sunday Times
  • Hundreds of police officers took to the streets to tackle the baying mob, only to be pelted by petrol bombs and missiles.
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