Posted on 01/23/2022 9:11:35 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
BRUSSELS (AP) — Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas in Brussels on Sunday to disperse protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 vaccinations and restrictions that aim to curb the fast-spreading omicron variant.
The protest drew tens of thousands of people, some traveling from France, Germany and other countries to take part. Protesters yelled “Liberty!” as they marched and some had violent confrontations with police. Video images showed black-clad protesters attacking a building used by the European Union’s diplomatic service, hurling projectiles at its entrance and smashing windows.
Anti-vaccination demonstrators also marched in Barcelona.
The protests followed demonstrations in other European capitals on Saturday that also drew thousands of protesters against vaccine passports and other requirements that European governments have imposed as daily coronavirus infections and hospitalizations have surged due to the omicron variant.
In Brussels, white-helmeted police riot officers repeatedly charged after protesters who ignored instructions to disperse. Police water cannon trucks fired powerful jets and snaking trails of gas filled the air in the Belgian capital. Brussels police said 50,000 people demonstrated.
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Knew right there it was MSM and I looked and yup... AP
How about d.c.? Any water cannons at the anti mandate insurrection?
Mostly peaceful.
At least they reported it. I follow a lot of European posters on Twitter and there have been virtually daily demonstrations against the “covid” restrictions, not only the vaxxes, but the masks, shutdowns, etc.
At least once a week in all of the EU countries there is a massive protest in their major cities. Often these things have been broken up by the police, including in the UK (which is finally loosening up).
But you’d never know it if you read the MSM. So I’m impressed that the AP actually reported this.
"Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas in Brussels on Sunday to disperse protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 vaccinations and restrictions that aim to curb the fast-spreading liberty variant."
Fauci watching TV in his mansion: “Get Joe on the phone. I’m loving this stuff. We have to get that firepower going in this country.”
“Water Cannon” sounds calming.
Imagine using tear gas and water cannon on BLM and antifa last year -
I remember when only communist governments used water cannons.
The pics, vids, and comments on Telegram strongly suggest Antifa types are involved with attacking the police. Could be a diversion, or a gaslight to make the anti mandate crowd to look bad. Sounds reasonable to me. I wonder if they’ll false flag something in DC today to make that crowd look bad.
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