Police deploy water cannons during unrest at the Atomium with influencer fans

The event organized by the two web stars attracted more than 1,000 young people who came to collect gifts at the foot of the Atomium, a famous Brussels monument.

Belgian police deployed a water cannon at the Atomium monument in Brussels on Monday evening. About a thousand young people had gathered there after two influencers announced they were giving away free stuff.

The Brussels police had to use water cannons on Monday evening at the Atomium in order to disperse and calm a crowd of fans who came to meet two influencers, the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police zone said on Tuesday. The latter had announced a competition, which proved to be particularly tumultuous....

The announcement of two influencers in Belgium to give away free stuff has led to chaos in Brussels. About a thousand people gathered at the Atomium monument in anticipation of the gifts, reports the VRT. According to the Flemish broadcaster, it concerns Hachemi and IbraTV. Both have more than a million followers on social media. The influencers arrived in a bus, which was surrounded by a crowd. According to the police, a tense atmosphere arose …

SocialAll nice, that doing nothing can make you sick a lot of money these days. Also nice if you then decide to spice up that empty life by doing charity. Less fun than having to shut down half a city for it, resulting in heavy police deployment. A couple of French influencers (Ibra TV, Hachemi) brought out the saddest thing in society in Brussels last night by announcing they would give away free stuff at the Atomium. You'll never guess what ha…