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Molotov cocktail
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Type of improvised incendiary weapon
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A Molotov cocktail (among several other names – see § Etymology) is a hand-thrown incendiary weapon consisting of a frangible container filled with flammable substances and equipped with a fuse (typically a glass bottle filled with flammable liquids sealed with a cloth wick). In use, the fuse attached to the container is lit and the weapon is...

Country of origin
Finland
Parts
Bottle
Gasoline
Named after
Vyacheslav Molotov
Conflict
World War II
Spanish Civil War
Giant Bomb
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