Liège mayor bans gatherings of more than three after riots, 87 arrests

Following renewed riots in Liège's city center that led to 87 administrative and judicial arrests and injuries to police officers, Mayor Willy Demeyer has banned gatherings of more than three people on public roads and places from Thursday 6 a.m. until October 16, unless revoked or extended. The measure is an exceptional public-order response to ongoing urban violence, indicating sustained civil unrest in the city.