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Sorbonne Shut Down After Protests Turn Violent

Posted Nov 23, 07 7:59 AM CST in World 

(Newser) – Administrators of the Sorbonne in Paris shut down the historic university today after clashes took place between student protesters and those trying to go to class, AP reports. School officials say the protesters, who object to a new French law that could lead to higher tuition, assaulted other students. The student protest coincides with a rail strike now in its 10th day.

“People's security is no longer guaranteed," said university officials, but there were no further details about the violence. The school is scheduled to reopen Monday. The Sorbonne, which refers to a historic part of the 13-campus University of Paris, was the site of student protests in 2006, when it was also shut down for security reasons.

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French police officers check students before they enter the Sorbonne University, in Paris, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. The Sorbonne university was shut down Friday after violence between students protesting...   (Associated Press)
Students march during a demonstration in Paris, Friday, Nov. 16, 2007. Across the country, students are preparing for what could prove a bitter fight against a new law aimed at making French public universities,...   (Associated Press)
Students march during a demonstration in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007. Students are protesting a new law aimed at making France's public universities more market-friendly by allowing universities more...   (Associated Press)
Several thousands students take part in a demonstration to abort the 'LRU law', 22 November 2007 in Lille. They protest against educations reforms adopted this summer and that grants more autonomy to...   (Getty Images)
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