Belgium: Belgian police detain protesters in Brussels following clashes over education cuts.

SHOTLIST: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (JUNE 5, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF POLICE SPRAYING WATER CANNONS 2. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS BLOCKING ROADS WITH BICYCLES, LIGHTING TORCHES, CHANTING SLOGANS, HOLDING BANNERS, FLAGS 3. VARIOUS OF POLICE CLASHING WITH PROTESTERS WHO ARE LIGHTING FIRES, THROWING SMOKE TORCHES, ATTACKING POLICE OFFICERS 4. VARIOUS OF POLICE USING TEAR GAS, DETAINING PROTESTERS, DISPERSING CROWD WITH POLICE DOGS AND WATER CANNONSBRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JUNE 5: Belgian police detained multiple demonstrators in Brussels on Friday, June 5, during student-led protests against proposed government austerity measures targeting French-language education. Students gathered across various points in the capital at midday, intending to march collectively through the city center. Tensions escalated rapidly when riot police blocked certain factions of the march, leading to intense scuffles. Security forces deployed water cannons to disperse the crowds and detained several individuals for public disorder. The unrest follows even heavier clashes on Thursday evening near Brussels Central Station, where demonstrators set fire to public bicycle racks, and launched fireworks. The protests are directed at recent regulations approved by the government of the French Community of Belgium. The new policy implements sweeping budget cuts. Teacher unions and student organizations have fiercely criticized the economic restrictions will severely degrade the quality of public education.