"flashbang grenade"

#13197772

15 January 2026

Federal agents deploy a flash bang grenade during clashes with demonstrators and community members near the scene where federal agents shoot a man during an immigration raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 14, 2026.

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#12001699

31 January 2025

On January 31, 2025, photojournalists and journalists gather outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection in Athens, Greece, to protest against police violence toward media professionals. The Union of Greek Photojournalists (EFE) and Foreign Press Association (FPA) organize this demonstration in response to an incident on January 26. During a protest honoring the 57 people who died in the Tempe train crash, riot police fire a flashbang grenade that strikes photojournalist Marios Lolos in the head before detonating. Lolos sustains injuries, including ear damage and bruising, and expresses concerns about potential long-term hearing loss. He emphasizes that the grenade appears to have been thrown with intent to cause serious harm.

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#12001702

31 January 2025

On January 31, 2025, photojournalists and journalists gather outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection in Athens, Greece, to protest against police violence toward media professionals. The Union of Greek Photojournalists (EFE) and Foreign Press Association (FPA) organize this demonstration in response to an incident on January 26. During a protest honoring the 57 people who died in the Tempe train crash, riot police fire a flashbang grenade that strikes photojournalist Marios Lolos in the head before detonating. Lolos sustains injuries, including ear damage and bruising, and expresses concerns about potential long-term hearing loss. He emphasizes that the grenade appears to have been thrown with intent to cause serious harm.

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#12001706

31 January 2025

On January 31, 2025, photojournalists and journalists gather outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection in Athens, Greece, to protest against police violence toward media professionals. The Union of Greek Photojournalists (EFE) and Foreign Press Association (FPA) organize this demonstration in response to an incident on January 26. During a protest honoring the 57 people who died in the Tempe train crash, riot police fire a flashbang grenade that strikes photojournalist Marios Lolos in the head before detonating. Lolos sustains injuries, including ear damage and bruising, and expresses concerns about potential long-term hearing loss. He emphasizes that the grenade appears to have been thrown with intent to cause serious harm.

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#12001709

31 January 2025

The photojournalist Marios Lolos participates in a protest outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection in Athens, Greece, on January 31, 2025, against police violence toward media professionals. This demonstration is organized by the Union of Greek Photojournalists (EFE) and the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in response to an incident on January 26, during an honor protest for the 57 people who died in the Tempe train crash. Riot police fire a flashbang grenade that strikes photojournalist Marios Lolos in the head before detonating. Lolos sustains injuries, including ear damage and bruising, and expresses concerns about potential long-term hearing loss. He emphasizes that the grenade appears to have been thrown with intent to cause serious harm.

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#12001711

31 January 2025

The photojournalist Marios Lolos participates in a protest outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection in Athens, Greece, on January 31, 2025, against police violence toward media professionals. This demonstration is organized by the Union of Greek Photojournalists (EFE) and the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in response to an incident on January 26, during an honor protest for the 57 people who died in the Tempe train crash. Riot police fire a flashbang grenade that strikes photojournalist Marios Lolos in the head before detonating. Lolos sustains injuries, including ear damage and bruising, and expresses concerns about potential long-term hearing loss. He emphasizes that the grenade appears to have been thrown with intent to cause serious harm.

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#12001713

31 January 2025

The photojournalist Marios Lolos participates in a protest outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection in Athens, Greece, on January 31, 2025, against police violence toward media professionals. This demonstration is organized by the Union of Greek Photojournalists (EFE) and the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in response to an incident on January 26, during an honor protest for the 57 people who died in the Tempe train crash. Riot police fire a flashbang grenade that strikes photojournalist Marios Lolos in the head before detonating. Lolos sustains injuries, including ear damage and bruising, and expresses concerns about potential long-term hearing loss. He emphasizes that the grenade appears to have been thrown with intent to cause serious harm.

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#12001714

31 January 2025

The photojournalist Marios Lolos participates in a protest outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection in Athens, Greece, on January 31, 2025, against police violence toward media professionals. This demonstration is organized by the Union of Greek Photojournalists (EFE) and the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in response to an incident on January 26, during an honor protest for the 57 people who died in the Tempe train crash. Riot police fire a flashbang grenade that strikes photojournalist Marios Lolos in the head before detonating. Lolos sustains injuries, including ear damage and bruising, and expresses concerns about potential long-term hearing loss. He emphasizes that the grenade appears to have been thrown with intent to cause serious harm.

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#12001716

31 January 2025

The photojournalist Marios Lolos participates in a protest outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection in Athens, Greece, on January 31, 2025, against police violence toward media professionals. This demonstration is organized by the Union of Greek Photojournalists (EFE) and the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in response to an incident on January 26, during an honor protest for the 57 people who died in the Tempe train crash. Riot police fire a flashbang grenade that strikes photojournalist Marios Lolos in the head before detonating. Lolos sustains injuries, including ear damage and bruising, and expresses concerns about potential long-term hearing loss. He emphasizes that the grenade appears to have been thrown with intent to cause serious harm.

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#12001720

31 January 2025

The photojournalist Marios Lolos participates in a protest outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection in Athens, Greece, on January 31, 2025, against police violence toward media professionals. This demonstration is organized by the Union of Greek Photojournalists (EFE) and the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in response to an incident on January 26, during an honor protest for the 57 people who died in the Tempe train crash. Riot police fire a flashbang grenade that strikes photojournalist Marios Lolos in the head before detonating. Lolos sustains injuries, including ear damage and bruising, and expresses concerns about potential long-term hearing loss. He emphasizes that the grenade appears to have been thrown with intent to cause serious harm.

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#6670760

1 May 2021

A flashbang grenade explodes in front of riot police as clashes and riots between riot police, ESMAD, and demonstrators in Bogota, Colombia after 3 days of anti-tax reform demonstrations on April 30, 2021.

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#4254644

2 May 2019

A police officer armed with an LBD40 (Flashball) during the traditional Labour Day demonstration on May 1 in Paris. The authorities expected numerous acts of violence and the presence of the Black Bloc, and repressed the very beginning of hostile regrouping with grenade and tear gas.

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#4254726

2 May 2019

Police officers supervise the demonstrators and warn of any spillage by monitoring the demonstration using LBD 40 (Flashball) during the traditional Labour Day demonstration on May 1 in Paris. The authorities expected numerous acts of violence and the presence of the Black Bloc, and repressed the very beginning of hostile regrouping with grenade and tear gas.

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#4254728

2 May 2019

Police officers supervise the demonstrators and warn of any spillage by monitoring the demonstration using LBD 40 (Flashball) during the traditional Labour Day demonstration on May 1 in Paris. The authorities expected numerous acts of violence and the presence of the Black Bloc, and repressed the very beginning of hostile regrouping with grenade and tear gas.

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#3673030

18 January 2019

Yellow Vests and a theater company did a play on police violence and people injuried by police during the 10 weeks of protests of the Yellow Vests movement in France. Several dozens of people have lost an eye or a member due to the use of Flashball (LBD40) and sting ball grenades. They wanted to raise awareness about the police's means to control crowds with testimonies of the Human Rights League, lawyers, Yellow Vest protesters. Toulouse. France. January 18th 2018.

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#3673046

18 January 2019

Yellow Vests and a theater company did a play on police violence and people injuried by police during the 10 weeks of protests of the Yellow Vests movement in France. Several dozens of people have lost an eye or a member due to the use of Flashball (LBD40) and sting ball grenades. They wanted to raise awareness about the police's means to control crowds with testimonies of the Human Rights League, lawyers, Yellow Vest protesters. Toulouse. France. January 18th 2018.

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