Police and protesters clash in Brussels as anti-austerity rally disrupts city
Police detained 21 people as union leaders blamed masked groups for fires, rock-throwing and damage that disrupted transport and schools.
- 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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Police clash with protesters in Brussels as thousands march against spending cuts
Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Brussels on Friday, 9 October, as thousands marched against the Belgian government's planned spending cuts. Police estimated that 30,000 people took part in the demonstration, organised by trade unions amid growing opposition to austerity measures.
On Friday, two trade union groups took to the streets in the Belgian capital, leading to chaotic clashes with the police.
Inspired by the recent wave of demonstrations in France, hundreds of students and teachers joined the national protest on Friday, October 9, in Brussels, in reaction to the budget cuts planned by the federal government and against the educational policies of the French-speaking part of the country. Although the march took place peacefully, riots took place between the police and hundreds of young people near the central station in Brussels.
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