Greek police clash with students at British solidarity demo last December 3
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas on Thursday in clashes with protesting university students and at least three demonstrators were injured, Reuters witnesses said.
Over 1,000 students tried to break through a police cordon to march to the British embassy in Athens, in solidarity with British students who oppose plans to increase tuition fees, and against austerity and education reforms in Greece.
Protesters carried a banner reading, in English: "Solidarity to the struggle of British students." The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government in Britain plans to almost triple tuition fees to up to 9,000 pounds a year.
Three protesters were detained during the clashes and were later released, a police official said.
More protest rallies are planned on December 6 to mark the anniversary of the police killing of a teen-ager, which triggered the country's worst riot in decades in 2008, and on December 15 during a nationwide anti-austerity strike.
Over 2,000 students protested today in Athens against education reforms and in solidarity to British students. Clashes occurred when the police blocked the protesters' way to the British embassy. Athens, Greece.
Police used extensively tear gas and excessive violence. Several protesters were injured and five were arrested. One protester was hospitalised.
After the arrests protest headed to the Police Headquarters to demand the immediate release of the students. Before the protest reached the Police Headquarters the detained were released.
