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Riots in Belgium after Morocco win at World Cup

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Moroccan soccer supporters cheer as they stand next to a burned out car in Brussels, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Police had to seal off parts of the center of Brussels and moved in with water cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds following violence during and after Morocco's 2-0 win over Belgium at the World Cup. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)


Riots broke out in several Belgian and Dutch cities after Morocco's 2-0 upset win over Belgium at the World Cup Sunday.

Police detained about a dozen people after they deployed water cannons and fire tear gas to disperse crowds in Brussels and eight more in the Northern city of Antwerp. Two police officials were injured in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. By late evening Sunday, an uneasy calm had returned to most of the cities involved.

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