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ROME, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Hundreds of students protesting planned changes in the Italian university system tried to occupy a Rome train station.
Police beat them back at the Ostiense station Friday, the Italian news agency Ansa reported. There were claims of brutality on both sides, with protesters saying that officers used their batons freely while police said some students threw bottles.
Students also gathered around the main railway station and tried to block bridges over the Tiber River. Marches were also held in other cities, including Milan, Turin, Naples and Palermo.
Protests by both university and high school students have been under way for three weeks. Last week, about 1 million people attended a mass rally in Rome.
The government of Silvio Berlusconi has proposed a number of changes, including cutting down on the number of degree courses, allowing universities to become foundations to get private funding and distributing some government funding based on performance.
Education Minister Mariastella Gelmini said change is necessary because Italian universities "produce fewer graduates than Chile" and have a poor reputation.
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