pepper ball 胡椒彈

pepper ball
繁：胡椒彈
简：胡椒弹

正當香港示威者被批評行為超出「和平、理性、非暴力」時，警方也被指加大鎮壓力度以及改變執法策略，追捕示威者時在地鐵站近距離向正在撤退的示威者發射胡椒彈以及在地鐵站內施放催淚彈，波及站內乘客和職員。此外，警方還被指喬裝成黑衣示威者，混入人群協助搜捕示威者。

香港警察近距離施放催淚彈和示威者裝扮引發爭議（2019年8月12日）。BBC 中文，取自 https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-49316550

A Hong Kong police officer was seen shooting pepper balls at close range against protesters on Sunday as they were leaving the scene via Tai Koo MTR station. The police also shot a protester with an apparent bean ban [bag] round in Tsim Sha Tsui, causing rupture of her right eye.

Hong Kong police shoot projectiles at close range in Tai Koo, as protester suffers ruptured eye in TST. (2019, August 12). Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved from https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/08/12/hong-kong-police-shoot-projectiles-close-range-tai-koo-protester-suffers-ruptured-eye-tst/