Student riot in Pakistan

From: Monsters and Critics

Islamabad – A riot broke out at a university in southern Pakistan on Saturday as students protested the death of a colleague injured few days ago in a brawl, a news report said.

More than 200 youths stormed the Sindh Agriculture University in the district of Hyderabad and besieged the building where a seminar was taking place, the Geo news channel reported.

The mob turned violent and set fire to 15 government vehicles including that of a federal minister who was presiding over the discussion. The office of the university’s vice-chancellor and a workshop were also gutted.

Police were able to disperse the unruly demonstrators after two hours through the use of tear gas and firing in the air.