Clashes as thousands protest Covid rules in Belgium

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Police fired water cannon and tear gas today at stone-throwing protesters after tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Brussels against Covid-19 rules

Authorities estimated that around 50,000 people paraded through the Belgian capital - the largest in a spate of protests in the city over the past months.

Officers were later forced to seek shelter in a metro station as they were pelted with metal barriers. "Freedom of expression is one of the foundations of our society. Everyone is free to express their opinion," Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said in a statement. "It's a health dictatorship," said Adolfo Barbosa from Portugal. "It warms the heart to see these people here."Belgium has seen daily infections surge to over 60,000 in the past week in what authorities have called a "tsunami".

 

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Good. Well done to the police.

Fair play to them 👍

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Give them a good wash!

And so they should 🤷🏽‍♂️

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