Thursday, November 25, 2010
New School Reforms Protests in Rome
Students demonstrate in the Italian capital Rome against the government's reform plans that propose cuts of around USD 12 billion and 130,000 jobs.
On Wednesday, students attempted to enter Parliament but were beaten back by riot police.
Outside the Senate, skirmishes broke out between police and protesters, some of whom stormed into the building, the Associate Press reported.
Others shouted slogans and threw eggs and smoke flares against the buildings, AFP reported.
The protesters shouted, “Today the future is ours and we are taking it back," and waved banners reading "No to Cuts!" and "Give us back our future!" '
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