Brussels protest against UN migration pact turns violent
At one point some from the crowd of 5,500 tried to storm
European Commission building.
By EMMA
ANDERSON 12/16/18, 10:47 PM CET
A protest against a U.N. migration pact turned violent
Sunday as some 5,500 people marched in Brussels in a rally organized by Flemish
right-wing parties.
The demonstration was in response to the migration pact
which was backed by more than 150 countries — including Belgium — at a United
Nations conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, last week. The pact caused a rupture
within the Belgian government and led to the Flemish nationalist N-VA party
leaving Prime Minister Charles Michel’s coalition government.
Police detained around 90 people and used water cannons as
well as tear gas as some protesters threw rocks at officers and smashed a
window of a European Commission building, De Morgen reported. At one point some
of the demonstrators tried to storm the Commission’s Berlaymont headquarters.
Another 1,000 counter-demonstrators also marched to show
their opposition to the right-wing protest.
“Thanks to the police services for having again assured
today the public order in our beautiful [city],” Mayor Philippe Close said in a
tweet.
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