Thousands gathered in Brussels for a largely peaceful Black Lives Matter protest — the latest in a string of demonstrations across Europe inspired by the U.S. movement
Thousands gathered in Brussels on Sunday for a Black Lives Matter protest that was largely peaceful but ended with some protesters looting and clashing with police, resulting in at least 150 arrests.
But protesters, most dressed in black, said the pandemic would not stop them from coming out in support of George Floyd, a black man, whose death under the knee of a white police officer in the U.S. state of Minnesota has sparked demonstrations worldwide. "But we want our voices to be heard. I have been living in Brussels my whole life and experienced firsthand that discrimination and police violence for people of color is not just a problem in the United States. Whether it's discrimination to find a house or a job or a house, extra police searches or a different tone when lawmakers talk to you — this is a problem in Belgium as well."
At the end of the demonstration, clashes broke out between some protesters and police, with demonstrators throwing objects like rocks at officers and setting fires to vehicles and garbage cans. Police used water cannons to disperse people.“Damage has been done to various businesses,” a spokesperson for the Brussels police"After the gathering, some troublemakers and delinquents deliberately provoked law enforcement and degraded city property," Close said.
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