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gizmodo.com - 9/22/2008

Israel Deploys Crowd Control Skunk Bomb for the First Time [What's That Smell?]

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It's a good day for non-lethal crowd control methods, but a bad day for their intended targets, as the Israeli Army has used the Skunk Bomb for the first time against Palestinian protesters in Naalin. The "bomb" is dispensed via a hose system, and the liquid is supposedly hard to wash off, even ...

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blog.wired.com - 9/21/2008

Israel Unleashes First 'Skunk Bomb'

— blog.wired.com — Possibly because of excitement over the Russia-Georgia conflict last month, little attention was given to a new... development in chemical warfare – the first use by the Israeli police of a new, smelly weapon to disperse demonstrators: Israeli police say... (more) Israel Unleashes First 'Skunk Bomb'

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Israeli Scientists create Skunk bomb
Fashionfunky.com — ... The foul-smelling liquid squirted by angry or frightened skunks at their victims was analyzed by Israeli defence scientists and a synthetic version created for use in a weapon they call the "skunk bomb". Fired with great care, and from a respectable range, it is designed to force civilian protesters to disperse. Security forces would not be keen to arrest the victims, and they would be equally unwelcome at home. Source