{"id":102052,"date":"2026-10-09T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=102052"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:09:00","slug":"arab-news-chaotic-scenes-as-police-youths-face-off-at-brussels-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=102052","title":{"rendered":"Arab News | Chaotic scenes as police, youths face off at Brussels protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BRUSSELS: Hundreds of youths faced off with riot police in the streets of Brussels Friday in chaotic scenes on the sidelines of a workers\u2019 march, with officers firing water cannon and tear gas at the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Some 30,000 people turned out for the national strike against government austerity measures, police said, with tensions running high after days of student protests inspired by those in France.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they deployed water cannon and tear gas after being targeted with sticks and bottles by young people on the edge of the protest, taking place in the city\u2019s central tourist district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral hundred youths gathered along with the demonstrators,\u201d police said in a statement. \u201cThe atmosphere gradually became more tense and there were serious disturbances to public order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police said the main trade union march had gone ahead peacefully.<\/p>\n<p>But an AFP team on its sidelines witnessed groups of youths \u2014 numbering hundreds in total \u2014 facing off repeatedly with police as tear gas filled the air.<\/p>\n<p>High-school students from Belgium\u2019s French-speaking community have been demonstrating against education budget cuts \u2014 inspired in part by protests across the border in France.<\/p>\n<p>Several days of demonstrations in the city of Liege \u2014 the epicenter of the protests \u2014 descended into violence, with some 200 arrests carried out and dozens of police officers wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s day of action was the latest in a series of strikes in recent months against efforts by Prime Minister Bart De Wever to save 10 billion euros ($11.2 billion) over the next few years in a bid to reduce the country\u2019s high deficit.<\/p>\n<p>The Flemish conservative is currently locked in protracted talks with his coalition partners to try to find a deal on the cuts by October 13.<\/p>\n<p>Trade unions are pushing for the government to increase taxes on highest earners, rather than impose cuts in areas like health and hike VAT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings are getting worse at an ever-faster rate, people have had enough. 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