2024-01-01 07:36:00
The Antwerp police were already present in the followingnoon on Sunday to control the illegal use of fireworks, in some cases material was seized. In certain neighborhoods, the situation was more tense and the police had to be deployed more massively, such as in Deurne, Berchem and north of Antwerp. Lit pyrotechnic equipment was thrown in the direction of the officers.
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“The police actively patrolled to have a deterrent effect,” according to Antwerp police spokesperson Willem Migom. “On the Kiel, the police had to push back the crowd present. A water cannon was deployed. Damage was caused and the police made several arrests,” he continued. In this area, a police vehicle was also heavily vandalized.
In some places, young people improvised barricades, with scooters and bicycles, to prevent the advance of the police.
Elsewhere, fireworks were fired towards the crowd and one person was intercepted.
In the meantime, calm has been restored, but the police remain on alert
In Brussels, the police had a lot to do with more than 140 arrests over the course of New Year’s Eve.
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