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Tear Gas Use Of Egypt’s Security Forces
The use of tear gas by Egyptian security forces has drawn a lot of attention, particularly since the tear gas canisters used in Egypt have “Made in the USA” labels.
Demonstrator Runing from Tear Gas in Cairo (Photo: Ramy Raoof/Flickr)
The use of tear gas by Egyptian security forces has drawn a lot of attention.
Particularly since the tear gas canisters used in Egypt have “Made in the USA” labels.
To find out more about what’s in the canisters, Marco Werman speaks with Sven-Eric Jordt, assistant professor of pharmacology at Yale University.