PS Brussels HQ vandalized after cost-of-living protests turn violent

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The Brussels headquarters of the PS federation was vandalized on Saturday during protests against the high cost of living, with fires set and property damaged in the capital. Ahmed Laaouej blamed the attack on "a minority of brainless individuals" mingling with the youth, stating the vandals targeted a symbol of the party's social achievements and vowing to continue the fight. Hundreds marched in Brussels and Liège following a French mobilization day. In Liège, police used a water cannon to disperse protesters in an area hit by violence ten days prior.


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