Anonymous Marks Bahrain Protest by Hacking U.S. Tear Gas Company - Global. USA repeatedly shipped arms supplies to Egyptian security forces. US State Department halts export of tear gas to Egypt. Combined Systems Company Portal. US firms shipped teargas to Egypt during crackdown, investigation reveals. Egyptian demonstrators told the Guardian that teargas canisters branded with CSI's name had been used in Tahrir Square.
Photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPA Two US companies have shipped crowd control munitions and teargas to Egypt – one firm repeatedly – in the midst of violent and often lethal crackdowns on protesters by security forces, according to an Amnesty International investigation. The human rights group has asked for Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, to stop granting export licences for teargas and other munitions, pending an investigation into its misuse by Egyptian forces. Combined Systems Company Portal.