Italian Students Stage Violent Protests Against Reforms

A student protest in Rome against heavy government cuts to education escalated into violent clashes with police, with students throwing bottles, vegetables and smoke bombs, Italian press agencies reported.
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Italian Students Stage Violent Protests Against Reforms
Rubbish thrown by demostrators lies strewn on police cars during a protest against education reform on November 30, 2010 in Rome. Students and academics are outraged at cuts of around nine billion euros (12 billion dollars) and 130,000 jobs in the education system. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images)
12/1/2010
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10/1/2015
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Rubbish thrown by demostrators lies strewn on police cars during a protest against education reform on November 30, 2010 in Rome. Students and academics are outraged at cuts of around nine billion euros (12 billion dollars) and 130,000 jobs in the education system. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images)