Brussels: Rioters clash with police at anti-austerity rally
Violent rioters, many of whom were masked, confronted police at the edge of an anti-austerity march in Brussels.
DW reports: Violent rioters, many of whom were masked, confronted police at the edge of an anti-austerity march in Brussels.
Police responded with water cannons and tear gas.
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