Burning street barricades and violent protests have rocked the Belgian suburb of Liège since late last week, sparked by the police killing of 32-year-old Domenico D'atria during a traffic stop. The local mayor described the riots as "anti-cop revenge protests."
The mayor compared the unrest with the nationwide riots in France this summer following the racist police killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk. "[Some] draw parallels with what happened in France with the death of Nahel" – said Mayor Serge Fillot.
Police banned gatherings and cracked down on the protests with a large deployment of riot police backed by water cannons. According to local media, cooperation with the national intelligence service prevented the protests from spilling into the capital Brussels.
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