41.   Police moved three abreast in columns, riot shields held high, marching up the drive.

42.   Police with helmets and riot shields fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the protesters.

43.   Police wearing crash helmets and riot shields fired rubber bullets at a crowd of youths demonstrating Friday for Basque statehood and defying a ban by the regional government.

44.   Protesters chanted and wagged their fingers at the police officers, who in turn rapped nightsticks on riot shields to move the crowd back.

45.   Riots shields and batons were piled nearby in case of incidents.

46.   Security is tight, with hundreds of troops camped out at Parliament with guns and riot shields stacked in piles.

47.   Soldiers also confiscated bulletproof vests, gas masks and riot shields stolen by rioting refugees, the soldier said.

48.   Stones and bottles rained down on police, who were protected by helmets and riot shields.

49.   Soldiers have not been trained in crowd control, and do not carry riot shields or tear gas, he said.

50.   Soldiers have not been trained in crowd control, do not carry riot shields or tear gas, he said.