Europe 1 with AFP 6:03 p.m., November 27, 2022

This Sunday, violence broke out in Brussels after Morocco's victory over the Belgians.

Dozens of people, some of them hooded, sought confrontation with the police and attacked street furniture.

The authorities advise against fans coming to the city center.

Sportsmanship disturbed by clashes.

Violence erupted this Sunday in Brussels after Morocco's victory against Belgium at the FIFA World Cup.

A few "dozens of people" attacked street furniture and the police, according to the police.

Even before the end of the match, in the city center "dozens of people, including some wearing hoods, sought confrontation with the police, which compromised public safety", the police announced in a press release. .

She reported the use of pyrotechnic equipment, the throwing of projectiles, demonstrators armed with sticks, a fire on the public highway and the destruction of a traffic light.

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An injured journalist

"A journalist was injured in the face by fireworks", still according to the police who then decided to intervene with a water cannon and tear gas.

A hundred police officers, who suffered projectiles, were mobilized in this intervention.

The police have asked residents and supporters to avoid certain areas of the city center.

Metro stations have been closed and streets blocked to limit crowds.

"I condemn in the strongest terms the incidents of this afternoon. The police have already intervened firmly. I therefore advise against fans coming to the city center. The police are doing all they can to maintain public order," reacted the mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close, on Twitter.

“I have ordered the police to carry out administrative arrests of the troublemakers,” he added.