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Belgian police detained a dozen people and made one arrest on Sunday after Morocco’s victory over Belgium in the World Cup match in Qatar triggered riots in Brussels with a car and some electric scooters set on fire.

Image: ReutersBelgian police detained a dozen people and made one arrest on Sunday afterwith a car and some electric scooters set on fire.

“Around 7pm calm returned and preventive patrols remain in place in the sectors concerned,” police spokesperson Ilse Van de Keere said. Also, a journalist was injured in the face by fireworks. It is for these reasons that it was decided to proceed with a police intervention, with the deployment of water cannon and the use of tear gas,” the police saidSubstitutes Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal earned Morocco their first World Cup victory in 24 years as they upset a hugely disappointing Belgium side 2-0 in World Cup Group F on Sunday.

 

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