After a turbulent evening in the center of Kortrijk, the police arrested 9 youths and issued fines to about 40 others. For hours, there was a cat-and-mouse game between the officers and the youths. Fights broke out in various locations, during which 3 officers were also injured. "These were skirmishes between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-demonstrators," the police said.
After a turbulent evening in the center of Kortrijk, the police arrested 9 youths and issued fines to about 40 others. For hours, there was a cat-and-mouse game between the officers and the youths. Fights broke out in various locations, during which 3 officers were also injured. "These were skirmishes between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-demonstrators," the police said.