Rejoicing after World Cup win Morocco, but riots in Brussels
NOS News•
After Morocco’s World Cup win against Belgium, fans of Morocco have taken to the streets en masse to celebrate their favorites’ win. Morocco won 2-0 of the Red Devils by goals from Sabiri and Aboukhlal.
In Morocco, the Netherlands and Belgium, among others, there are exuberant celebrations, but in Brussels things got out of hand before, during and after the match when young people caused destruction.
The party atmosphere in Rabat:
The Mercatorplein in Amsterdam-West was filled with supporters of the Moroccan national team, reports NH News. As a result, buses and trams were diverted. Supporters set off fireworks and waved flares. A brand has also been founded on the street.
In Utrecht, the victory is also celebrated exuberantly, writes RTV Utrecht. In the Lombok district, partying supporters walk the streets.
Also in Amersfoort, NL Rotterdam the celebration is great. In Amsterdam, a fire was started by the De Stier roundabout. The police were there to keep an eye on everything.
In the Schilderswijk in The Hague, people celebrating were standing at an intersection:
In Brussels, the police had prepared for riots, and it turned out not for nothing. The Flemish public broadcaster VRT reports that hundreds of young people set fires during the match and reached conclusions with bottles. Things got out of hand especially at Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier, near the South Station.
Images show how the rioters sit on a moving car during the game, which later lies upside down on the street. One of the youths empties a fire extinguisher, while others smash into the vehicle. Electric scooters can also set fire and are thrown in automatically.
Youths were dispersed with water cannons. The police called on people to avoid the area around Zuidlaan.
Before the game, young people already watched with fireworks and destruction was aimed. The situation in the center also got out of hand, the Belgian site registered Nieuwsblad.be.