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Molotov cocktail
incendiary weapon using flammable liquid in a bottle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Molotov cocktail, also known as a petrol bomb, fire bomb, or benzine torch, is a simple incendiary device, meant to start a fire. It is relatively easy to make and is used by irregular paramilitary forces and by rioters. It is also used for arson.
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It was used for the first time in the Spanish Civil War between July 1936 and April 1939,[1] but it became known as "Molotov cocktails" only during the Second World War.