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Brussels Protesters Clash With Police, Brussels South Station Closed
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- Belgian police deployed tear gas and water cannons against protesters in central Brussels.
- Several hundred mostly young demonstrators chanted anti-fascist slogans while wearing masks.
- Protesters overturned a car and blocked Brussels South station, forcing its closure.
- Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said the unrest exceeded protest and all means would be used.
- French authorities recorded 140 Paris protests involving 32,800 people, attributing them to the “ultra-left”.
