Thousands rally for anti-austerity protest in Brussels amid clashes

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Belgian police respond to ‘troublemakers’ on sidelines of main rally with tear gas, water cannon and baton charges.
Clashes have erupted near Brussels Central station on the sidelines of a demonstration organised by the country’s socialist trade union against the federal government’s austerity plans.
As thousands of protesters gathered at the station on Friday, a smaller group clashed with the police and threw wooden beams, glass bottles and rubbish bins, The Belgian Times reported.

Belgian police respond to ‘troublemakers’ on sidelines of main rally with tear gas, water cannon and baton charges.
Clashes have erupted near Brussels Central station on the sidelines of a demonstration organised by the country’s socialist trade union against the federal government’s austerity plans.
As thousands of protesters gathered at the station on Friday, a smaller group clashed with the police and threw wooden beams, glass bottles and rubbish bins, The Belgian Times reported.

Sources: Al Jazeera