BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police in Colombia’s capital have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse rioters after a mostly peaceful student protest against an education reform bill.
Bogota police report 15 arrests.
Thousands of students had launched a national strike in major cities Wednesday, saying the bill would privatize higher education.
Officials say the bill would allow tens of thousands more young people to go to university.
Colombian students protest education reform, violence ensues
October 25, 2011
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