“Less Lethal” Flash-Bangs Leave Some Feeling the Burn

“Less Lethal” Flash-Bangs Leave Some Feeling the Burn

Flash-bang devices are one of many military-style weapons being used in Ferguson, along with tear gas and beanbag munitions.

Aug 23, 2014 |By Abbie Nehring andProPublica

 
Scientific American is reporting:

Peter Callahan was caught between two police lines in the West Florissant section of Ferguson, Mo., on Sunday night, when something fiery hot singed his leg. A nearby protester’s shirt briefly caught fire.

Callahan, a Washington D.C.-based journalist, had been hit by a flash-bang device. “I was also at Occupy Wall Street,” he said. “This is a lot worse.”

Among the debris protesters and journalists have picked up in the days since Michael Brown was killed are canisters of the 7290 flash-bang made by Combined Tactical Systems, a “less lethal” diversionary device that has made its way into law enforcement agencies’ toolkits.

See the incredible story:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/less-lethal-flash-bangs-leave-some-feeling-the-burn/