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Scuffles as Brussels anti-migration rally draws thousands

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AFP Brussels
Last Updated : Dec 16 2018 | 10:30 PM IST

Police deployed teargas and water cannon after scuffles broke out Sunday as thousands of people answered a call by far-right groups to reject a UN migration pact.

Police said some 5,500 people rallied in Brussels' European quarter housing a number of EU institutions. Some held aloft banners bearing slogans including "Our people first" and "We have had enough, close the borders."

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First Published: Dec 16 2018 | 10:30 PM IST

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