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blue-wave

(4,344 posts)
Sun Nov 25, 2018, 07:20 PM Nov 2018

US agents fire tear gas as some migrants try to breach fence

Source: AP News

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after several tried to make it past fencing and wire separating the two countries.

Earlier in the morning, a group of Central Americans staged a peaceful march to appeal for the U.S. to speed up the asylum claims process, but their demonstration devolved as they neared the crossing with the U.S. and some saw an opportunity to breach the border.

U.S. agents shot several rounds of gas, according to an Associated Press reporter on the scene, after migrants attempted to penetrate several points along the border. Migrants sought to squeeze through gaps in wire, climb over fences and peel back metal sheeting to enter.

Read more: https://www.apnews.com/72efa4f1822241c2817a2fb6aa191fb4

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US agents fire tear gas as some migrants try to breach fence (Original Post) blue-wave Nov 2018 OP
Right out of a West Bank Narrative UncleTomsEvilBrother Nov 2018 #1
I was wondering that myself blue-wave Nov 2018 #2
To be honest if I had to choose between them firing tear gas or bullets I would pick the gas as cstanleytech Nov 2018 #3
Trump wants to know why they're not using bullets. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2018 #4
The whole world is seeing the photos of little kids screaming and running from U.S. tear gas. Sparky 1 Nov 2018 #5

cstanleytech

(26,229 posts)
3. To be honest if I had to choose between them firing tear gas or bullets I would pick the gas as
Sun Nov 25, 2018, 08:30 PM
Nov 2018

statistically its less likely to kill.
That aside I am shaking my head in wonder over them doing this and not in a good headshake kind of way.

Sparky 1

(400 posts)
5. The whole world is seeing the photos of little kids screaming and running from U.S. tear gas.
Tue Nov 27, 2018, 12:20 AM
Nov 2018

Trump is pure evil and that is how our country is being viewed worldwide. He needs to leave the presidency.

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