Thirty Bystanders Tried to Block Arrest in Brussels’ Matonge District, Injuring Two Bicycle Patrol Officers
Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- About 30 bystanders tried to prevent a Brussels police bicycle patrol from carrying out a check in the Matonge Gallery in Ixelles.
- Police called for reinforcements and arrested a suspect for further questioning.
- The suspect resisted and injured two officers, one of whom will be unable to work for at least nine days.
A group of about 30 people tried to stop Brussels police from carrying out a control operation in the Matonge Gallery in Ixelles on Tuesday.
A bicycle patrol from the Brussels Capital-Ixelles police zone encountered the crowd during the afternoon. Police said reinforcements were called immediately and that the situation was quickly brought under control.
Reinforcements were immediately called, and the situation was quickly under control.
Officers arrested a suspect for further questioning. Police said the man resisted strongly and injured two officers during the arrest. Both officers were taken to hospital for treatment, and one will be unable to work for at least nine days.
They both had to be taken to hospital for treatment.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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