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A '''molotov cocktail''' is a simple firebomb made by pouring flammable liquid (usually [[petrol]]) into a glass bottle and stuffing an old rag in the top, then lighting the rag and throwing it at a target. It then explodes in a large ball of fire. As simple incendiary devices, they have been used in [[civil disobedience]].  

A '''molotov cocktail''' (also called a petrol bomb]] is a simple firebomb made by pouring flammable liquid (usually [[gasoline]]) into a glass bottle and stuffing an old rag in the top, then lighting the rag and throwing it at a target. It then explodes in a large ball of fire.

 

Because of it's simplicity and the availability of the materials necessary, as well as being virtually impossible to detect or neutralize, it is very popular among rioters and insurgents.

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