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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : UK students protest ...ike ( BBC )...</span>
Thousands of demonstrators are surrounding the Houses of Parliament as MPs debate plans to raise tuition fees in England to £9,000 a year. Protesters forced their way into Parliament Square and pressed against police lines.Black-clad riot police are lined behind metal barriers surrounding the Houses of Parliament.A breakaway group of protesters throwing flares were pushed back by mounted police.There are reports that a police officer has been knocked off his horse and has been injured.Students from around the UK have gathered in London for a day of protests and a rally - with police expecting about 20,000 demonstrators.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : UK students protest ...ike ( BBC )...</span>
Thousands of demonstrators are surrounding the Houses of Parliament as MPs debate plans to raise tuition fees in England to £9,000 a year. Protesters forced their way into Parliament Square and pressed against police lines.Black-clad riot police are lined behind metal barriers surrounding the Houses of Parliament.A breakaway group of protesters throwing flares were pushed back by mounted police.There are reports that a police officer has been knocked off his horse and has been injured.Students from around the UK have gathered in London for a day of protests and a rally - with police expecting about 20,000 demonstrators.