- Belgian police resorted to using powerful water cannons and tear gas to control mass protests in Brussels
- Up to 50,000 people today marched through the EU capital to oppose coronavirus restrictions in Belgium
- Brussels police said 70 people were detained and three officers and 12 demonstrators required treatment
- Comes after country saw record 60,000 cases a day in what was described as an Omicron ‘tsunami’
- Many EU countries, including Belgium, have seen major protests against Covid restrictions in recent months
- Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday that a ‘Covid barometer’ will be introduced
- Barometer will be colour-coded and allow authorities to link coronavirus measures and restrictions to hospitalisation numbers and ICU capacity
Olivia Devereux-Evans and David Averre – Daily Mail Jan 23, 2022
Belgian police resorted to firing powerful water cannons and using tear gas to control mass demonstrations in Brussels against the EU nation’s Covid-19 restrictions earlier today.
Today’s protest saw up to 50,000 people demonstrating in the capital of the European Union, including many who had travelled from France, Germany and other European countries to take part and voice their anger.
Protesters yelled ‘Liberty!’ as they marched through the streets of Brussels and clashed violently with police, while videos emerged of black-clad protesters attacking a building used by the European Union’s diplomatic service, hurling projectiles at its entrance and smashing windows.
Protestors march through Brussels to demonstrate against the Covid lockdown rules. Click to enlarge
White-helmeted police riot officers later sought to disperse protesters, who ignored instructions broadcast over loudspeakers that the demonstration was finished and that they should leave.
Police water cannons fired powerful jets at protesters, while thick clouds of smoke and snaking trails of tear gas filled the air in the Belgian capital.
The demonstration called for an end to the country’s tough Covid rules as the nation battles an Omicron ‘tsunami’ which has seen the number of daily infections rise to over 60,000.
Brussels police said 70 people were detained and three officers and 12 demonstrators required hospital treatment.
The sprawling crowd paraded through the Belgian capital in a protest much larger than previous demonstrations – though there have been multiple protests in Brussels in recent months which also saw participants clash with the police.
The most recent protest on January 9 saw groups of demonstrators walk through the Belgian capital holding banners and chanting: ‘Freedom, freedom!’
Today’s protest was no different, with demonstrators clutching signs slamming Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and the Covid Safe Pass.
These protests in a diverse number of western countries have demonstrated one thing….peaceful protest does not work.
The politicians WILL ignore them until they are forced to do otherwise….which demonstrates what they think about peaceful protest.
A “mild” invasion of a parliament COULD change the politicians behaviour…..possibly.
A ‘tsunami’ of nothing-burgers.
Hospitals… ICUs… Bla bla bla… Plenty of good those have done for us in the past two years.
I’d rather drop dead right here in my living room than go anywhere near a hospital. They were always awful, dehumanized places. And now we are expected to give up all of our civil liberties, ostensibly to “save” these very death factories. Yuck.
i don’t see anybody wearing a mask. The horror
ONLY VIOLENCE CREATES RESPECT !
The only solution is the Einsatzgruppen.
people just dont want it and are saying a big NO to the jew-jab
I have to agree with Nico X above about the only way this war against humanity can really end. Protest and demonstrations are practically useless, but I applaud the citizens for getting out there and getting active.
“Omicron ‘tsunami’”, huh? F*ck you, De Croo. Oh, a tsunami of mild cold or flu symptoms for those who get it and a large number of asymptomatic people who were dumb enough to take a scientifically unsound test with an abysmal accuracy rate. It remains nothing but a tsunami of weaponized bullshit.
DeJoo should be thrown into the street, hanged by his ankles from a stout tree branch, and used as a human pinata as citizens whale on him with tire irons.
@Umbra Bellator…Excellent post