antiriot

British

/ ˌæntɪˈraɪət /

adjective

(of police officers, equipment, measures, etc) designed for or engaged in the control of crowds

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It was their way of supporting a national strike and protests that started on 28 April and left 19 people dead in the first week, many of them apparently killed by the Colombian police and its antiriot squad.

From Science Magazine

On Wednesday, armored vehicles and antiriot police blocked off the boulevard outside the electoral commission’s headquarters in downtown Kinshasa.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other officers unloaded shields and antiriot equipment from a police bus.

From The Wall Street Journal

Late Thursday, some 300 Mexican federal police officers equipped with antiriot gear were deployed to the border crossing ahead of the caravan’s expected arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal

Throughout the week, federal police aircraft arrived in the city of Tapachula, near the border with Guatemala, with hundreds of federal officers equipped with antiriot gear.

From The Wall Street Journal

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