Protesters And Police Clash In Brussels At Rally Against UN Migration Pact
Anti-immigration protesters threw firecrackers and stones, and police responded with water cannons and tear gas as the demonstration outside of European Union headquarters turned violent.
by Francesca Paris
Dec 17, 2018
2 minutes
Police arrested nearly a hundred protesters in Brussels on Sunday, after a rally against a United Nations pact to foster cooperation on migration turned violent.
Around 5,000 people marched in the streets surrounding the European Union's headquarters, The Associated Press . Some carried anti-immigration banners with slogans that included "Our people first" and "We have had to Agence France-Presse.
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