LIVE. 2024 started with many fireworks, also in places where bans apply – Cat-and-mouse game between police and young people in Antwerp – Dutchman died after fireworks incident

The new year has started festively! Thanks to the bad weather, several cities – such as Hassel, Ostend and Ghent – canceled the fireworks shows on New Year’s Eve. In addition, many municipalities have a ban on fireworks for private individuals. That didn’t stop many revelers from shooting a flare into the air, it turns out. The fireworks show went ahead in Brussels and Antwerp. In the Antwerp district of Kiel, the police were present en masse last night to get groups of troublemakers under control. Follow everything about the transition from old to new below.

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