Riot police clashed with demonstrators in the Belgian capital of Brussels on Thursday amid a massive protest against government plans to reform the country’s welfare system.
More than 100,000 workers marched through the city center as part of a union-organized rally against the center-right government’s proposed reforms.
Police fired tear gas and deployed water cannons to disperse demonstrators. Cars were flipped over and set alight.
This couple even posed for a selfie in front of a burning motorcycle.
The government, which was only installed a month ago, looks to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67, cancel an inflation-linked wage increase scheduled for next year, and make cuts to the country's health and social security budgets, according to Reuters.
Both police and protesters appear to have been injured in the melee.
Unions have vowed to carry out a series of strikes and demonstrations in the coming weeks.
