Police fired tear gas and water cannons on demonstrators who congregated around the EU’s headquarters in Brussels after marching against a new United Nations migration pact.
About 5,000 people gathered on Sunday for the march that local authorities initially banned for fear of violence.
Belgium’s high court overturned the ban, citing the right to protest peacefully.
Police in Brussels said some protesters became violent when they were asked to disperse from outside the EU building.
The Belgian government had to be revamped last week because the biggest coalition party opposed Prime Minister Charles Michel’s decision to sign the pact, which is meant to streamline and smooth international mass migration.
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