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Belgian riot police fired a water cannon at protesters Tuesday after fighting broke out at the end of a major anti-austerity demonstration attended by tens of thousands of people in central Brussels.
At least one policeman and several protesters were injured.
The demonstration was called to protest against the center-right government's social and economic policies, which trade unions say cut deep into the foundations of Belgium's welfare state.
At the end of a peaceful rally that gathered about 50,000 people, a few dozen people started throwing rocks at police and scuffles broke out among protesters.
It was a repeat of previous anti-austerity protests when the violence of dozens overshadowed the march of tens of thousands.
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