Brussels Police move against Nazi Salute protesters

Brussels Police move against Nazi Salute protesters

The attacks at Brussels airport and on the metro killed 28 people.

Belgian police fired water cannon to disperse a large group of demonstrators who stormed a central Brussels square.

They invaded the Place de la Bourse as people paid tribute at a makeshift memorial for victims of last Tuesday’s deadly attacks.

Riot police intervened to try to restore order after the group confronted Muslim women in the crowds, made Nazi salutes and chanted.

A “march against fear” planned for Sunday was called off after the authorities said it would strain police resources for the investigation.

Belgian police also carried out 13 new raids and took more people in for questioning on Sunday as part of investigations into the attacks.

A man already in Belgian custody was reported to have been charged in connection with a foiled attack in the Paris region.

Separately, Dutch police announced on Sunday evening that they had detained a Frenchman, 32, in Rotterdam at the request of French authorities.

He was arrested on suspicion of preparing an attack in France and will be extradited to the country. Three other people were also detained.

The Frenchman is allegedly linked to Reda Kriket, who was arrested in a Paris suburb on Thursday and said to be in the “advanced stage” of plotting an attack, AFP news agency reported citing a police source.

It is the latest in a series of arrests across Europe that police say are linked to planned or actual attacks.