Police in Belgium have detained more than 100 people after demonstrations in the city of Liege against the rising cost of education turned violent in some places, as similar protests grip neighbouring France. Students rallied in the city on Tuesday and Wednesday against overcrowded classrooms and difficulty accessing resources in Belgium’s French-language education system. Eighty people were detained during the protests, and 27 were formally arrested, the Belga news agency reported, citing the Liege police. Some protesters damaged property and set fires, the police added. Attendees insisted that shortcomings in the education system gave them no choice but to take to the streets.
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