Belgian police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse rioting soccer fans Sunday after Morocco's victory over Belgium in the World Cup match in Qatar triggered riots in Brussels.
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People kicked and damaged a metal shutter and threw rubbish in the street.
Belgian police detained a dozen people and made one arrest.
The riots took place in several places across the Belgian capital where dozens of soccer fans, some draped in Moroccan flags, clashed with riot police with water cannons and tear gas.
"Around 7 p.m. calm returned and preventive patrols remain in place in the sectors concerned," police spokesperson Ilse Van de Keere said.
(Reuters)
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