May 24, 2016

Belgian riot police clashed with protesters Tuesday at the end of a major anti-austerity demonstration attended by tens of thousands of people in central Brussels. 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.

: Demonstrators gather for a national protest on May 24, 2016, in Brussels. Belgian trade unions called for mass protests against the centre-right government’s proposed work reforms as they plan rallies and strikes over the next few months. (Dirk Waem/AFP/Getty Images)

: A hodded man walks and brandishes a flag of the Belagian socialist party as Belgium’s riot police stand guard during a national anti-austerity demonstration on May 24, 2016, in Brussels Belgian trade unions called for mass protests against the centre-right government’s proposed work reforms as they plan rallies and strikes over the next few months. (Dirk Waem/AFP/Getty Images)

: Belgium’s riot police arrest a demonstrator during a national anti-austerity demonstration on May 24, 2016, in Brussels. Belgian trade unions called for mass protests against the centre-right government’s proposed work reforms as they plan rallies and strikes over the next few months. (Eric Lalmand/AFP/Getty Images)

: A protester is targeted by a water cannon during clashes with riot police during a demonstration against new working regulations in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

: Riot police take position as demonstrators protest against new working regulations in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. 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. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

: Union workers march during a protest against new working regulations in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Belgian riot police clashed with protesters Tuesday at the end of a major anti-austerity demonstration attended by tens of thousands of people in central Brussels. 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. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

: Police spray protestors with a water cannon during a trade union protest in Brussels on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the center of the capital to protest the center-right governments social and economic policies which trade unions say cuts deep into the foundations of Belgiums welfare state. (AP Photo/Aurore Belot)

: Police arrest a demonstrator during a trade union protest in Brussels on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the center of the capital to protest the center-right governments social and economic policies which trade unions say cuts deep into the foundations of Belgiums welfare state. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

: Union workers march during a protest against new working regulations in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Belgian riot police clashed with protesters Tuesday at the end of a major anti-austerity demonstration attended by tens of thousands of people in central Brussels. 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. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

: Union workers march during a protest against new working regulations in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Belgian riot police clashed with protesters Tuesday at the end of a major anti-austerity demonstration attended by tens of thousands of people in central Brussels. 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. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

: A demonstrator stands in front of a water cannon during clashes with riot police at a protest against new working regulations in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. 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. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

: Police detain a man during clashes with demonstrators at a protest against new working regulations in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. 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. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

: Masked protesters clash with riot police during a protest against new working regulations in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. 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. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

: Police attend to an injured police officer during a trade union protest in Brussels on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the center of the capital to protest the center-right governments social and economic policies which trade unions say cuts deep into the foundations of Belgiums welfare state. (AP Photo/Aurore Belot)

: Protestors run with a barricade during a trade union protest in Brussels on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the center of the capital to protest the center-right governments social and economic policies which trade unions say cuts deep into the foundations of Belgiums welfare state. (AP Photo/Aurore Belot)

Belgian riot police clash with protesters over working regulations

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