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{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Police fire water cannon, tear gas at Brussels COVID protest". www.aljazeera.com.
- ↑ "Video shows police using water cannons on protesters in Brussels - CNN Video". 24 January 2022 – via www.cnn.com.
- ↑ "Rioters fight Brussels police, smash headquarters of EU foreign service". POLITICO. January 23, 2022.
- ↑ Cotton, Johnny (January 23, 2022). "Belgian police fire water cannon, tear gas during COVID curbs protest". Reuters– via www.reuters.com.
- ↑ " @eu_eeas " on Twitter
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