Category: water cannon

Poland Turns Water Cannon on Migrants At Belarus Border

BRUSSELS/WARSAW—Polish security forces fired water cannon at rock-throwing migrants on the border with Belarus on Nov. 16, and NATO reiterated its support for Warsaw in a crisis that has left thousands stranded on the frontier in icy temperatures. Video footage released by Polish authorities showed migrants also throwing bottles and logs across a barbed-wire border…


Police Break up Brussels Anti-Lockdown Party

BRUSSELS—Police fired water cannon and tear gas in a Brussels park on Saturday to break up an anti-lockdown party of several hundred people designed to defy coronavirus social distancing rules. The crowd of mostly young people responded to a post on Facebook announcing the unauthorised party. It took place a month after police cleared 2,000…