One person was seriously injured by hand Sunday following the use of fireworks on the sidelines of the Belgian Cup final which opposes the RSCA to Club Bruges. This information, noted on X, was confirmed by the Brussels-Capital/Ixelles police zone. Several incidents broke out in different districts of Brussels, including near the central station, on avenue Houba de Strooper, Jette and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, where the police had to intervene.
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. 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.“
