La Boum 2 descends into chaos, leading to 132 arrests
Belgium 06:06 After the tensions which led to a violent police intervention at the first La Boum event on 1 April, it was no surprise that the second mass gathering at Bois de la Cambre on Saturday would descend into chaos. The May Day event started, much like the first, in a festive atmosphere. Around 1,000 people gathered in the park on the edge of the Sonian Forest in Brussels after responding to a Facebook invitation from the organisers, the Abîme collective. Numbers swelled to around 2,000 as the mood became more boisterous, overwhelming the 40 park stewards who had been pre-emptivel...
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