Water cannon and teargas used on protesters in Belgium – video
Riot police used water cannon to disperse protesters demonstrating in Brussels against government budget cuts affecting education and workers' rights on Friday. Belgian students, inspired in part by the unrest of their peers in neighbouring France, joined trade union protesters during a nationwide strike against the planned cuts. The protests are over Belgium's French-language education system, citing rising education costs, overcrowded classrooms and difficulties accessing study materials
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