Student riots spread across EU as hundreds clash with Belgian police in Brussels

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Protests have erupted in Brussels this afternoon after student demonstrators clashed with police over planned budget cuts.Violent confrontations erupted as roughly 30,000 masked youths descended on the Belgian capital as part of a major anti-austerity demonstration.The national strike was organised by Belgium's two biggest trade unions in opposition to Prime Minister Bart De Wever's attempt to find €10billion in savings over the coming years to bring down the country's substantial public debt.He told reporters on Thursday that difficult fiscal decisions were "essential" to prevent a spiralling debt and interest burden that would saddle future generations with an unsustainable bill.Groups dressed in black appeared to pelt police with rocks, bottles, paving stones and fireworks, while firefighters tackled blazes set to buses and other public property.Officers responded by deploying water cannons and tear gas to break up the disturbances, while anti-police slogans rang through the...

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