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Meanings of omon in English

Russian
омон
Wikidata

Belarusian riot police.

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        Russian
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        Portuguese
        unidade móvel de propósitos especiais
        Spanish
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        Catalan
        omon
        Wikidata

        System of special police units of Federal Police within the National Guard of Russia.

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                Examples for "special purpose police detachment"
                Examples for "special purpose police detachment"
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                Its segments include Europe and AMAP.
                Reuters
                Usage of omon in English
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                However, a Chechen rebel spokesman said 14 members of the crack OMON police were killed.
                The Irish Times
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                The unofficial Islamist website kavkazcenter.com, quoting unidentified sources, said between three and five OMON officers were killed.
                Reuters
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                On Monday a group of passengers stormed passport control at Moscow's Domodedovo, Russia's biggest airport, where OMON riot police have since been dispatched.
                Reuters
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                In the winter he was in service at Omon's, and this season there was a rumour he was somewhere out of town, in gardens....
                The Witch, and Other Stories