Protests and clashes between demonstrators and police erupted in the suburbs of Liège over the weekend after a 31-year-old driver was shot and killed by police on Friday.
The first demonstrations took place on Friday night after the 31-year-old was shot dead by the police while driving a quad bike in the afternoon in Oupeye, near the city of Liège.
The incident led to protests, particularly given the similar police shooting that killed a teenager in France before the summer break and led to demonstrations all over France which then spread to Beligum.
In Ourpeye on Friday, the 31-year-old was stopped by two policemen during a traffic check.
The protests spread to the nearby city of Herstal, with damage being done to houses, shops, cars, a school, bus shelters and other street furniture. Fires were lit, and firefighters had to intervene. Molotov cocktails were also used against police on Friday.