In Brussels, police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse youth riots

In Brussels, police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse youth riots. Of the 20 arrested, 13 were minors. The youths broke away from a peaceful trade union march near the Central Station. They set e-scooters on fire, smashed shop windows, and threw stones and fireworks at law enforcement. The unrest was triggered by education reforms in Belgium. Due to budget cuts, teachers are being laid off en masse, classrooms are overcrowded, and tuition costs have risen. Belgian youth coordinated through social media and adopted radical protest methods from students in neighboring France.