Police and hundreds of so-called “yellow jackets” protesting against high taxes and living costs have clashed in Brussels as the movement that started in France two weeks ago gained traction in Belgium. Police and hundreds of so-called “yellow jackets” protesting against high taxes and living costs have clashed in Brussels as the movement that started in France two weeks ago gained traction in Belgium. A demonstrator gets hit by a water cannon during a protest of the ‘yellow jackets’ in Brussels (Francisco Seco/AP)“Our officers started to use water cannons after they began throwing objects. They were throwing pool balls,” Brussels city police spokeswoman Ilse Van De Keere said. Protest roadblocks were also in place near the city of Charleroi, some 60 kilometres (38 miles) south of Brussels.

Source: Irish Independent November 30, 2018 13:51 UTC