100,000 protest government cutbacks in Belgium

Fourteen people, both protesters and policemen, were injured on Thursday during a protest in Brussels against cutbacks by the new coalition government of Charles Michel, who in parliament defended the austerity measures. According to Belgian media, 100,000 people gathered, making it one of the largest public protests since 1996.

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