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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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.
Brussels was the scene of violent clashes during a march of 30,000 people.The police used tear gas as the fury against De Wever's adjustment grew.
Protesters destroyed streets and cars in Brussels on Friday.
The ranks of the demonstrators were inflated this Friday by high school students denouncing the budget cuts that hit education in French-speaking Belgium.
Tens of thousands of people protested on Friday in Brussels against rising cost of living and budget measures planned by the government.
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