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Antifa groups attacked not only the venue of one of MCC Brussels’ recent events, but also the participants, one of the organizers of the event, as well as the Hír TV crew, forcing the police to use water cannons and tear gas.
Antifa activists once again caused scandalous scenes in Brussels, this time attempting to disrupt the MCC’s event titled “Women and Conservatism.” According to Hír TV’s on-site reporter Andrea Németh, a group of about 80 people chanted loudly and threw eggs at the site of the conference, which the organizers had already expected to be attacked due to its representation of conservative values. The demonstration also obstructed traffic in the public area and stopped attendees from accessing the venue, these acts, and the fact that even the Belgian police faced retaliatory actions from the Antifa groups, finally made them intervene with water cannons and tear gas.
This attack is just the latest in a long line of incidents in which Antifa rioters have tried to disrupt MCC Brussels events. Last week, a conference related to American President Donald Trump was almost sabotaged by egg throwing. The original venue, which withdrew from hosting the event, was vandalized by activists in the morning. The conference eventually took place in a different location, after the hosts found a new venue in less than a day.
This time, the radical group was able to obtain advance knowledge of the exact location and time of the event, despite the organizers intentionally keeping this information confidential in order to prevent such incidents.
Featured photo: MCC Brussels
The demonstrators disrupted the event for about an hour, before law enforcement became involved.
Hír TV’s Brussels correspondent was also forced to flee for her own safety when water cannons were deployed, which she captured on video during reporting.
This latest attack confirms a trend that MCC Brussels has previously reported on: in Brussels, a documented and systematic attempt to obstruct conservative events has been ongoing for weeks, a fact also confirmed by the reporter.
Via Hír TV, MCC Brussels; Featured photo: Hír TV
