The Police State Police in Brussels wasted no time in scattering protesters and those they claim are illegal partiers from a park, rushing in at breakneck speed in tanker trucks and dousing the demonstrators in water.

Last month’s April Fools ‘La Boum’ party drew thousands of people to a non-existent concert in the Belgian capital of Brussels, for a gathering that turned into an impromptu protest against the regime’s coronavirus repression. Police cracked down hard on the gathering, and shocking video footage showed mounted cops mowing participants down to the ground.

The persistent demonstrators returned to the La Cambre woods on Saturday May 1 to show their discontent with their government’s ongoing anti-people repressions. While the country’s lockdown was relaxed last month, strict limits on gatherings remain in place.

The crowd danced and cheered, but their celebration was short-lived. Police soon descended on the park and ordered the protesters and partiers to leave.

Those who stayed were met with a horrifying display of police power. Regardless of risks, state requisitioned tanker trucks drove at high speed toward the gathering anti-regime protestors, blasting the demonstrators with jets of water as they parted the crowd.

It is unclear how many people were injured or arrested. AP reported at least one person being taken away by ambulance, while De Morgen claimed that a man was unconscious after being hit with water cannon. Police claimed on Twitter that the man was not hit by the vehicle itself, but by the jet of water. La Libre also reported that one person had been struck by a police vehicle, though it is unclear whether this is the same man.

Driven away from the park, some participants lit fires nearby, drinking and chanting as they threw fuel onto the flames. Though the protest followed the same format as last month’s party, it took place on May Day, traditionally a day of workers protest worldwide. France saw protests in multiple cities, with police in Paris and Lyon baton-charging crowds of rowdy rioters, some of whom smashed windows and pelted officers with projectiles. Source