Brussels Budget Protest Turns Violent

Thousands of demonstrators protested Belgium’s federal government’s budget and socioeconomic plans in Brussels on Friday, as clashes led police to deploy tear gas and water cannon.

Le Monde

In Brussels, thousands of protesters protest against the federal government's policy

A few days before the budget presentation by the executive, protesters mobilized on Friday, October 9, against the socio-economic measures of the coalition led by Prime Minister Bart De Wever.

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

BELGIUM: Police operation: Student protests lead to clashes in Brussels

A initially peaceful demonstration escalated into a police operation: officers used water cannons and tear gas. A number of protesters threw stones and fireworks.

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Video. Violent incidents near Brussels Central Station

Two major unions in Belgium, CSC-ACV and FGTB-ABVV, are organizing protests on Friday against the federal government's budget plans, warning that ordinary people will bear the costs once again, Brussels Time reports. While protesters gathered around Brussels Central Station on Friday morning, a group of protesters dressed in black sought confrontation with ...

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Brussels Budget Protest Turns Violent

In Brussels, thousands of protesters protest against the federal government's policy

BELGIUM: Police operation: Student protests lead to clashes in Brussels

Video. Violent incidents near Brussels Central Station

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Brussels Budget Protest Turns Violent

In Brussels, thousands of protesters protest against the federal government's policy

BELGIUM: Police operation: Student protests lead to clashes in Brussels

Video. Violent incidents near Brussels Central Station

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