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Street riots in Brussels following Moroccan prisoner's death
For the second night in a row, there were severe riots in the streets of Brussels on Tuesday following the death of a young Moroccan prisoner in a Belgian jail.Youngsters ran amok in the streets around the Brussels Midi Station and set fire to several cars that were parked in the area. They also threw molotov cocktails at a hospital and caused a fire, according to a Belgian news website "Flandersnews.be." Belgian dailies reported Wednesday that police took forty five people into custody Tuesday night. The immediate cause for the riots was the sudden death of a young Moroccan inmate in the prison of Vorst, a Brussels municipality. The 25-year old, who was not named, died last weekend after he'd been given a few tranquilizers. Belgian Justice Minister Laurette Onkelinx visited the deceased man's family on Tuesday. The riots started on Monday evening following news about the prisoner's death. Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-28 |
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