Police and protesters clash in Brussels as anti-austerity rally disrupts city
- On Friday, approximately 30,000 people joined a national strike in Brussels organized by Belgian trade unions opposing government budget cuts aimed at saving €10 billion.
- Led by Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, the government seeks the cuts to reduce the country's high public deficit, while unions demand tax increases on the highest earners instead of service cuts.
- Masked youths clashed with police near Brussels Central Station, throwing rocks and fireworks while setting fires to public property, prompting officers to deploy water cannons and tear gas.
- Police detained 21 individuals, including 13 minors, following the disturbances, as union head Bert Engelaar publicly distanced organized labor, stating rioters had "nothing to do with the message" of the rally.
- These disturbances follow a week of violent protests in Liège resulting in more than 200 arrests, reflecting a broader wave of European unrest over education funding and living costs.
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Around 30,000 people took part in a nationwide strike in Brussels against the Belgian government's economic policies, police said. Separate demonstrations were held in the Belgian capital against rising living costs and planned budget cuts. During the workers' march in the city centre, clashes broke out between youths and riot police. Police used water cannons and tear gas. Dozens of young people wearing masks and black clothes threw stones and …
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of Brussels on Friday, at times clashing with police officers, to protest the Belgian government’s budget-tightening measures and the overall rise in the cost of living. Dozens of protesters, most of them young and dressed in black with masks over [...]
Brussels has been gripped by large-scale protests and violent clashes, as a general strike against the Belgian government's austerity measures has paralysed public transport and air traffic in the country. During Friday's protests, groups of masked and black-clad people clashed with police, throwing stones, bottles, bricks and fireworks at law enforcement. Some protesters set fires and damaged public property. Police used tear gas and water cann…
Thousands flood Brussels streets as anti-austerity protests erupt into clashes with police
Brussels protests drew an estimated 30,000 demonstrators against Belgium's austerity measures and rising cost of living, with police clashes erupting near the central railway station.
In Belgium, thousands of students have demonstrated in both Liège and Brussels. Estimates suggest that up to 50,000 people had gathered in Brussels on Friday.
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