Belgian Police Log 195 Protest Arrests, Only 37 of Them Judicial
BRUSSELS, Oct. 19 -- Protesters in central Brussels built barricades from electric scooters and construction materials on Saturday, police said, and by Sunday the toll was on the record: 195 arrests across Brussels and Liege at demonstrations against education policies and budget cuts.
The count, released by police on Sunday and reported by Anadolu Agency, splits unevenly. Brussels police logged 150 arrests, 118 of them administrative detentions and 32 judicial arrests, and 15 of those held under judicial procedures were minors. Police tied the judicial arrests to offences including throwing objects at officers, resisting arrest and deliberate arson. The unrest follows the wave of France student protests that, Anadolu said, reached Frenc...
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