Police in Liege detained 45 people after violent protests broke out in the Belgian city, with vandalism incidents and fires reported in public areas. Liege police issued a written statement after demonstrations in Brussels and Liege against education policies and budget cuts. The arrests were carried out following the disturbances reported on the day of the protests. Of those detained, 12 were minors. Police said 40 of the detentions were administrative, while five were treated as judicial. Belgian police also reported clashes in Brussels, where officers used tear gas and water cannon to move protesters, and some people were detained from inside the crowd. In Liege, police used water cannon against demonstrators. Around the area, people chanted slogans calling for the release of their friends. The protests that began as student demonstrations over education conditions in France later spread to the French-speaking part of Belgium. Police said the wider disruptions included multiple detentions across the two cities. The latest status is that 45 people have been detained, with police classifying them as 40 administrative and 5 judicial detentions.