London students protest tuition fee hike

University students protest in central London against plans to treble their tuition fees

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Demonstrators hold placards during a student protest march, in central London on November 10. University students forced their way into the headquarters of British prime minister David Cameron's party on Wednesday during a chaotic protest against the government's plans to triple tuition fees (AFP/Getty Images)

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Police officers try to hold back demonstrators entering through the smashed windows of 30 Millbank, the headquarters of Britain's Conservative Party, during a student protest march, in central London on November 10, 2010 (AFP/Getty Images)

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Demonstrators gather outside of 30 Millbank, the headquarters of Britain's Conservative Party, during a student protest march, in central London on November 10, 2010 (AFP/Getty Images)

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Demonstrators throw papers from the roof of 30 Millbank, the headquarters of Britain's Conservative Party, after it was occupied during a student protest march, in central London on November 10, 2010 (AFP/Getty Images)

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Dozens of demonstrators smashed ground-floor windows and charged into the lobby of 30 Millbank, a 1960s office building near the Houses of Parliament that houses the Conservative Party, an AFP reporter witnessed (AFP/Getty Images)

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Student protesters burn placards during clashes with police as they attempt to enter Millbank Tower (Getty Images)

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Students hold placards as they march past Downing Street on November 10, 2010 in London, England. Student groups are protesting against the government's proposed funding cuts to education and an increase in tuition fees (Getty Images)

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Students hold placards as they march past the Houses of Parliament on November 10, 2010 in London, England. Student groups are protesting against the government's proposed funding cuts to education and an increase in tuition fees (Getty Images)