Thousands march in Brussels against austerity; masked group clashes with police
Thousands marched in Brussels against Belgium's austerity measures, and police used tear gas, water cannon and baton charges on masked rioters at the edges.
Thousands of people marched in Brussels against Belgium's austerity measures and cost of living crisis. Masked rioters clashed with riot police at the edge of the march, according to Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera and Fox News.
Police used water cannon and tear gas, Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera report. Al Jazeera also reports baton charges. It says Belgian police were responding to "troublemakers" on the sidelines of the main rally.
Fox News calls the masked group "agitators" and says the clashes were with riot police. Deutsche Welle describes the group as violent rioters, many of them masked.
The reports describe the clashes as taking place at the margins of the march, apart from the main rally.
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- Deutsche WelleBrussels: Rioters clash with police at anti-austerity rallyFri, Oct 9, 11:54 AM EDT
- Al JazeeraThousands rally for anti-austerity protest in Brussels amid clashesFri, Oct 9, 12:07 PM EDT
- Fox NewsThousands flood Brussels streets as anti-austerity protests erupt into clashes with policeFri, Oct 9, 1:48 PM EDT
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- Fri, Oct 9, 12:15 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Police use tear gas and water cannon on rioters at Brussels anti-austerity march