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Farmer protests: water cannons and riot police employed as Belgian farmers surround EU buildings

European demonstrations rage as PM Rishi Sunak speaks to Welsh campainers ahead of Cardiff march

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Riot police in Belgium employ water cannons after farmer protests escalated
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Riot police in Belgium employ water cannons after farmer protests escalated

草榴社区 campaigning against EU environmental policies have been fired on by police wielding water cannons as protests in the Belgian capital of Brussels escalated. More than 100 tractors arrived in...

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