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London student protests turn violent, arrests made
Police and protesters have clashed during the UK’s largest student demonstration for four years. It is not yet clear how many arrests have been made.
The protest, initially a campaign for free university education after the coalition government raised tuition fees, was joined by anarchists who clashed with police after they attempted to stop them entering Parliament Square.
Prior to the scuffle...
Clashes erupt in huge Swiss anti-capitalism rally, 61 arrested
Swiss police spraying tear gas toward participants in a street parade in Bern, May 25, 2013.
Swiss police say they have arrested over 60 people in the capital Bern after a street parade turned into a protest against capitalism and police brutality.
Authorities said 10,000 people turned up at the event, protesting against neo-liberal economics and commercialism.
The march had started peacefully late...