1. The police lobbed tear gas canisters over the heads of the demonstrators. 2. Wielding batons and lobbing tear gas canisters, the security forces emptied Tehran University Monday evening in a campaign to crush the demonstrations. 3. Police officers, who lobbed canisters of tear gas at the protesters, formed a line and marched on the demonstrators to force them back. 4. Police lobbed several canisters of tear gas when demonstrators got too close to the base. 5. Also Tuesday, police lobbed tear gas canisters and fired rubber bullets at rock-throwing student protesters in Jakarta. 6. Campus unrest broke out in Jakarta, where police lobbed tear gas canisters and fired rubber bullets at student protesters demanding the ouster of President Suharto. 7. Earlier this month, police lobbed canisters of tear gas into crowds of pro-democracy protesters in the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos. 8. Soldiers fired in the air and lobbed tear gas canisters. 9. Troops, wearing helmets and bullet-proof vests, lobbed tear gas canisters, but did not fire live rounds. 10. Troops, wearing helmets and bullet-proof vests, lobbed tear gas canisters, but because of apparent orders to show restraint did not fire live rounds. |