(Central News Agency) After Belgium's shock 2-0 World Cup defeat to Morocco in Qatar today, street violence in downtown Brussels included setting fire to a scooter and burning a journalist, parts of a metro station and a large department store It was also forced to temporarily close.

Based on reports from the Belgian newspapers De Morgen and Le Soir, street violence broke out in several areas of the capital Brussels this afternoon after the Belgian national football team "Red Devils" unexpectedly lost.

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These violent incidents included a group of people wearing masks and hoods throwing firecrackers at passers-by, setting fire to a row of shared electric scooters parked on the street, smashing the windshields of vehicles parked on the roadside, etc. get burned.

The police then used water jets to disperse the rioting crowd, tweeted to warn the public to stay away from the accident area, and asked the central station and several subway stations to be closed; the well-known department store Anspachlaan was also temporarily closed.

Local media reported that during the game, the police took to the streets to prevent the fans from getting out of control, but the police have not yet revealed the identity and background of the rioters.

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