Originally published on December 27, 2013
Clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Thailand have so far killed a policeman and hurt nearly 100 people, Reuters reported.
On Thursday, Thailand's government rejected a call from the Election Commission to postpone a February vote. According to Reuters, the violence erupted when protesters tried to storm a venue where a draw for election ballot numbers was being held.
Protesters are also demanding Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down and reforms to be introduced before any vote, to neutralize the power held by the billionaire Shinawatra family in the country.
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to keep the rock-throwing crowd back.
This animation explains tear gas.
Tear gas can be used by both individuals for self defense and by police for crowd control.
The most widely used forms of tear gas for crowd control are CN, also known as chloroacetophenone, and CS, which contains a cynocarbon component.
Tear gas can be launched in the form of grenades or fired in the form of a canister.
Upon exposure, tear gas irritates mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, mouth and lungs.
Effects including sneezing, coughing, difficulty breathing, pain in the eyes and temporary blindness manifest themselves after 20 to 60 seconds of exposure."
These effects are usually temporary. People recover from the symptoms within 30 minutes to two hours after exposure.
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