Monday, February 13, 2012

Belgian firefighters hose down prime minister's office in protest over pension reform - video

From The Guardian.

Hundreds of Belgian firefighters gathered outside the prime minister's office in Brussels to protest against plans to increase the retirement age from 58. The government wants the majority of people to work two more years until they reach 67, but firefighters argue their arduous job does not allow them to work into their sixties. The firefighters broke through police barricades to cover riot police and the cabinet office in water and smoke

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