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Students reportedly wounded in protest march

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    Riot police in Monrovia on Wednesday wounded several students
    demonstrating in the streets for better educational facilities, AFP reported.

    Police brandishing canes chased after and flogged students, who numbered at least 700, according to AFP, which also reported witnesses as saying that angry students barged into private schools and disrupted classes there.

    A student leader reportedly told journalists they were protesting against "the poor learning conditions in public schools" which, students complained, lacked laboratory and library facilities, other educational materials and even chairs, AFP said.

    It reported Education Minister Evelyn Kandakai as appealing to students to remain calm while the government made efforts to address their concerns.

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