A placard reading "St. Gilles says no to shootings" is tied to railings as protesters gather in Saint-Gilles to call for a response to drug trafficking and the increase in shootings in the Belgian capital, in Brussels, on August 30, 2026. Hundreds of people, including many parents of students, demonstrated in Saint-Gilles, a working-class commune in the south of Brussels, where shootings have multiplied in recent weeks, including a children's choir and musical entertainment. (Photo by EMILE WINDAL / Belga / AFP via Getty Images) / Belgium OUT