Layoffs spark violent protests in Belgium

Laurent Dubrule / Reuters

Arcelor Mittal workers from several Liege steel plants clash with riot policemen during a demonstration outside the Walloon Region parliament in Namur on Jan. 29. Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steel producer, plans to shut a coke plant and six finishing lines at its site in Liege, Belgium, affecting 1,300 employees, the group said last week.

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Arcelor Mittal workers from several Liege steel plants clash with riot policemen during a demonstration outside the Walloon Region parliament in Namur on Jan. 29.

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A steel worker from ArcelorMittal in Liege, Belgium, comforts a colleague during a protest near the Walloon Minister President's office in Namur, Belgium, on Jan. 29. The world's leading steel and mining company ArcelorMittal announced Thursday it will close a coke plant and six production lines in Belgium, in a move that threatens 1,300 jobs.

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Arcelor Mittal workers from several Liege steel plants clash with riot policemen during a demonstration outside the Walloon Region parliament in Namur on Jan. 29.

Laurent Dubrule / Reuters

Arcelor Mittal workers from several Liege argue with riot policemen during a demonstration outside the Walloon Region parliament in Namur on Jan. 29.

Related: Belgian steel workers clash with police over job losses

Steelworkers from ArcelorMittal protested in Belgium following the announcement of the closure of a plant. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

 

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Mittal, an Indian investor and steel heavy. Hum....wondering what the Chinese will try on us. The right-sizing kings are at work.

    Reply#1 - Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:40 PM EST

    The US economy is in trouble. The unemployment rate is higher than we are told. They are trying to take are guns away. We are unable to pay are credit cards off or back. The rich and the elite are vary scared. of the 99%.

      Reply#2 - Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:30 PM EST
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