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Use of bayonets for crowd control
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<p> The use of bayonets for crowd control involves the utilization or display of <a href="/facts/Bayonet/YMU1F4IT">bayonets</a> by security forces to stop, disperse, or intimidate crowds of people. Their use in modern times is mainly for their psychological effect in calming an aggressive crowd or in preventing a crowd advancing along a certain route. </p>