Important police presence in Brussels this Sunday: a muscular device to supervise the Belgian Cup final between Bruges and Anderlecht, under tension after incidents between supporters.
“Helicopter that flies over Molenbeek“, “Six police combat and a self -pump towards Anderlecht, many sirens“: But what is happening in Brussels this Sunday? Police mobilization arouses concern: this is the device set up as part of the match between FC Bruges and Anderlecht at the King Baudouin stadium.
This night, already, Brugeois supporters went to the hotel where the RSCA players lived to draw fireworks. This morning, Brugeois and Anderlechtois supporters clashed at the central station. “”The bands could be separated“, confirmed the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police zone. firecrackers were launched towards the police. According to the spokesperson, questioned by our colleagues from BX1,”Bruges supporters were looking for confrontation with Anderlecht supporters“.
According to several testimonies collected via the orange button alert us, “Hooligans have passed to Ribaucourt“. Several people would have been attacked. On X, the socialist deputy Jamal Ikazban A, a supporting video, accused” the Bruges hooligans of having attacked the inhabitants of Molenbeek and of having ransacked the equipment of a small Brico “.
In the afternoon, the first clashes were identified in the city center. Petard jets required rapid police intervention, which managed to avoid climbing. Later, tensions moved to the surroundings of the stadium, where the police separated groups of Bruges and Anderlechtois supporters, with the help, among other things, of a self-pump.
We have also seen the use of fireworks, which led to a serious injury in the hand of a person
A more serious incident was reported near the planetarium of the Royal Observatory of Belgium, in Laeken. According to a witness present on the scene and relayed on X, a person was injured by a firecracker. “”Unfortunately, we were still able to see the use of fireworks, which led to a serious injury in the hand of a person“, Confirms the spokesperson for the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police, Ilse Van de Keere.
Police also report a dozen administrative arrests, mainly during an intervention on the border between the city of Brussels and throws. She calls for vigilance: “We continue to mobilize to ensure the safety of all supporters and ask everyone to respect the rules and adopt respectful behavior towards others.“
The two teams will compete on the field this evening at 6 p.m., in the Belgian Cup final. The meeting will be followed, from 5 p.m., on RTL Club and RTL Play.
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