The Molotov cocktail was first used as a weapon during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). This crude device consists of a bottle filled with flammable liquid--usually gasoline--stopped with an oily rag; the user simply has to ignite the rag and throw the...

The Molotov cocktail, also known as the petrol bomb, gasoline bomb, or Molotov bomb, is a generic name used for a variety of improvised incendiary weapons. Simple to make, they are frequently used by rioters. The bombs were derisively named after Soviet...

African migrants trying to reach Spain in a small, crowded boat hurled Molotov cocktails at a patrol vessel that tried to stop them, police said Tuesday _ the first known attack from Africans risking their lives for a toehold in Europe.The wooden boat was carrying...

A few hours after a $50 million condo project burned down, apparently in an eco-terrorism attack, Earth Liberation Front spokesman Rod Coronado stood in front of a San Diego audience and explained how to build a homemade Molotov cocktail.Prosecutors say Coronado, a longtime environmental activist...

Storyline: With Urban Chaos, you play as Nick Mason head of a special unit called T-Zero, a task force that has been put together to help stop terrorist forces - and in this case, street gangs - that are trying to take over the city....