BRUSSELS — One person was arrested and two police officers were injured in Brussels’ European Quarter on Tuesday during a rowdy farmers’ protest which turned violent as demonstrators started throwing firebombs and debris at law enforcement.
About 250 tractors arrived in Brussels in the early hours of Tuesday morning, in a new demonstration against policies which they say are whacking their business.
A ring of tractors circled Place du Luxembourg outside the European Parliament, where farmers milled around a blazing fire while “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees blared from loudspeakers.
Other tractors blocked several access roads around the European institutions, halting traffic along Rue de la Loi — one of the busiest thoroughfares in Brussels, which was shrouded in black smoke on Tuesday.
