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Each Group of 20 (G20) meeting attracts numerous anti-globalization protesters, and authorities have a hard time keeping things under control. Violent clashes occur very often, and the police have been forced to deploy new weapons to the urban battlefield, in addition to the usual water cannons and rubber bullets. As the current G20 meeting takes place in Pittsburgh, the United States, authorities have for the first time used a Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), commonly known as a sound weapon, or sonic cannon, on the population, LiveScience reports. “There was an array of sound amplifiers used during the demonstration. The Poconos police brought the long-range acoustic device with them, but I don't know whether it was used,” said Pittsburgh Bureau of Police representative Lavonnie Bickerstaff. The LRAD is essentially designed for long-range communication, say experts from the American Technology Corporation (ATC), which developed the weapon. Its goals is to deliver !
an “unmistakable warning” over long distances, in a way that cannot be ignored. Unlike conventional systems used at protests, the LRAD can be heard clearly and intelligibly even hundreds of feet away, at the back of the crowd. “The LRAD basically is the ability to communicate clearly from 300 meters to 3 kil...
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