riot squad

noun

a group of police officers having special training and equipment for quelling riots and other public disturbances.

Origin of riot squad

First recorded in 1945–50

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Contemporary Examples of riot squad

One of those who fell suffered terrible injuries after being struck at close range by birdshot from a riot-squad shotgun.
New Riots Rock Egypt Amid Finger-Pointing Over Soccer Deaths
Alastair Beach
February 3, 2012