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Looting meaning
The act of stealing during a crisis such as a war, riot or natural disaster, when law enforcement is ineffective or absent.
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A PNP special anti-looting task force has also been mobilized to the danger zones to ensure that the properties of the evacuees are safe and secure and to prevent looting.
While Underwood does not directly condemn “rioting and looting” during that appearance, taken in the full context of her remarks it is a stretch to suggest her praise of “beautiful protests” extends to looting and rioting.
Gibbs 2006. p. 270. In an attempt to stop widespread protests and looting that followed his social spending cuts, Pérez initiated Plan Ávila and an outbreak of looting and violent repression of protesters, known as El Caracazo unfolded.
Amnesty detailed waves of violence in West Darfur province —one of five constituting the Darfur region — including the killing of civilians, looting and destruction of homes and facilities such as the main hospital and markets.
Armed fighters rampaged through a city in Sudan's war-ravaged region of Darfur on Thursday, battling each other and looting shops and homes, residents said.
Assuring that the looting had been brought under control, Nguroje said attention had shifted to enforcing the statewide curfew imposed by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.
At present, multinationals are looting Yemen’s oil.
Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said the US is destabilizing the region and looting its resources, yet it accuses Iran of destabilizing the neighborhood.
Chin’ono described the situation as “heartbreaking” citing it as a “consequence of looting” by ruling Zanu-PF party officials.
Fraser had got his start in crime during the Second World War, looting shops and homes during air raids.
Further complicating Sudan’s battlefield situation, Central Reserve Police were being deployed on the side of the army across Khartoum to “protect citizens’ properties” from looting, police said.
He added that Garda responded quickly and “were able to clamp down on that looting”.
How cyber scamsters are looting people with a new strategy According to him, Pune city was then “localised” between the Mula and Mutha rivers, and the Peth areas.
I am not suggesting that all the Greek treasures of the Getty Villa trace their provenance to looting.
In Darfur, looting, attacks and destruction have created new needs and displacement.
In the end, all this smashing, burning and looting weakens the protests.
It's safe to say that a game just wouldn't be without looting.
Khalili said: “The vandalism and looting we see is likely both a result of indiscipline and an element of psychological warfare.
Later, windows were smashed and widespread looting took place.
Looting banks and breaking Automated Teller Machine terminals will not solve the problem.