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stun grenade
noun
- a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light Also calledflashbang
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The three-week inquest heard Mr Ciolac, originally from Cernavoda in Romania, entered the police station compound through a sliding gate at about 10:00 BST before a Taser, a baton round and a stun grenade were used, and he was shot in the abdomen minutes later.
The man, who can only be referred to as Officer A due to legal reasons, told the inquest jury at Derby Coroner's Court on Monday that Mr Ciolac was "closing him down" and he had fired his carbine rifle after a stun grenade and a baton round were ineffective.
The court heard Officer B, who was described as the more experienced firearms officer of the two, deployed a stun grenade and then a baton round to try to stop Mr Ciolac's advance.
"He just walked through the stun grenade - there was no stopping from him," Officer A told the court.
But the atrocities described in the report have not ceased: For example, the stun grenade dropped on a polio vaccination clinic during a humanitarian pause, wounding several children.
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