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Security forces used live ammunition to disperse demonstrations in Bamenda.

It could eventually be extended to record abuses committed by paramilitary groups or security forces who use violence to disperse demonstrations.

Egypt's interim vice president said on Saturday that force could be used only as a last resort to disperse demonstrations held by supporters of Mohamed Morsi.

CAIRO — Egypt's interim vice president said on Saturday that force could be used only as a last resort to disperse demonstrations held by supporters of Mohamed Morsi, who was deposed by the military a month ago.

Tear gas and water cannons were used to disperse demonstrations and in the capital of Ankara, Hurriyet news agency reported that police were using FN-303 riot guns against students.

Troops were called in to disperse demonstrations in several cities this week, with security forces using tear gas against stone-throwing protesters and arresting dozens of people including opposition activists.

Special police agencies include detective and counterespionage services and the State Security Police (Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité), used for dispersing demonstrations.

The police used tear gas and live rounds to disperse large demonstrations in Kinshasa staged by activists upset that presidential elections have been delayed into next year.

Government officials in Chelyabinsk have demanded to know who was responsible for ordering the police to use rubber batons to disperse the demonstrations on Thursday.

Law enforcement attempts to disperse the demonstrations using military-grade weapons and tear gas fired from armored vehicles prompted U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to open a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting.

The riot police may be able to disperse peaceful demonstrations, but they appear to be less effective when confronted by an aggressive nationalist crowd, whose views many of them share.