ConflictProtest with intervention2026-10-17🇧🇪
Belgian police disperse Brussels protest with tear gas and water cannons
actor1: Belgian police -> actor2: Protesters
On 2026-10-17, Belgian police used tear gas and water cannons against protesters near Brussels-Midi railway station. Students and supporters were demonstrating against education reforms, austerity measures, and police repression; protesters reportedly erected a barricade and threw objects at police. No injury or arrest figures were available.
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Brussels-Midi railway stationBrussels-Capital RegionEuropeBelgiumEurope50.836, 4.337
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