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Police and firefighters clash in Belgium

Belgium Police used water cannons and firemen fought back with foam and thrown objects after a labor protest got out of hand in the Belgian capital. About two-thousand firefighters were protesting close to the Belgian parliament. When they tried to break through security barriers, about 300 police tried to keep them back -- and that's when the trouble started. Police say three officers suffered facial injuries when the firemen pelted them with equipment and loose objects. Three firefighters were hospitalized, one of them for broken ribs after he fell off a water cannon. The firemen want better working conditions, earlier retirement, and better injury compensation.

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Added: Feb-28-2007 
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  • Firemen getting a taste of their own medicine. Now they know ho fires feel

    Posted Dec-8-2007 By 

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  • Looks like the firemen got there asses handed to them.

    Posted Jan-15-2008 By 

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  • well, damn they should have fired back with thier own hoses and water cannons!

    Posted Mar-13-2008 By 

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  • 2 law enforcements clashing eatchother, belgium is the only place in the world where ya gonna see that XD

    Posted Sep-2-2008 By 

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  • that sucked, some firemen where hurt by glas splinters from the watercanon shattering the window on one the firetrucks!
    Sadly Belgium is probably the only country in the world where the cops arrive sooner and with more men to a fire then the firebrigade, but the firebrigade always seems to be sooner when there's fighting or shooting going on??? explanation?? beats me :)

    Posted Nov-23-2008 By 

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  • how come the police have the water hoses, isn't this kinda backwards?

    Posted Oct-10-2009 By 

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  • kinda shows what these people actually are. if there should ever be a collaps in theyr soceyety, then there would be total caos everyvere. They have no impulscontrol, and they sure as hell dont have it when theyr many together

    Posted Jan-31-2010 By 

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    • You sure don't have "impulscontol" as you put it, you, alone in your living room. So stop bitchin about conflict you don't even understand....Capiche &!

      Posted Sep-5-2010 By 

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    • Hehe. Your kinda right. But im sure my post was intended for something else, because this aint bad, neighter from police or firefighters side. Yet it is unusual to see fire and police fight against eachother.

      Posted Sep-6-2010 By 

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  • Everyone knows firefighters get there power from water :D!

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