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Riots After Club Brugge Title Match at KV Mechelen: Police Use Pepper Spray, Four Fans Briefly Detained

After Club Brugge crowned itself Belgian champion for the twentieth time in its history on Thursday, several disturbances occurred in Mechelen. Officers used pepper spray, four people were administratively detained, and fifteen others were fined. The Rivierenland police zone (Bornem, Mechelen, Puurs-Sint-Amands, and Willebroek) announced this during the night into Friday.

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After Club Brugge crowned itself champion of Belgium for the twentieth time in its history on Thursday, several... have gathered in Mechelen.

·Antwerp, Belgium
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After Club Brugge crowned itself Belgian champion for the twentieth time in its history on Thursday, several disturbances occurred in Mechelen. Officers used pepper spray, four people were administratively detained, and fifteen others were fined. The Rivierenland police zone (Bornem, Mechelen, Puurs-Sint-Amands, and Willebroek) announced this during the night into Friday.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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Het Laatste Nieuws broke the news in Kobbegem, Belgium on Friday, May 22, 2026.
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