40 Students Injured In Clash With Security Forces
April 12, 2000


BAMAKO, Mali (PANA) - At least 40 students at the University of Mali were
injured, some seriously, in clashes with security forces in Bamako.

The clashes broke out Tuesday when security forces tried to disperse the
students, who were staging a sit-in in front of the university's faculty of
legal and economic sciences, pressing for the payment of three months of
scholarship arrears.

The security men used tear gases to disperse the demonstrators who were also
blocking the road leading to the residence of Mali's president.

The demonstration follows a three-month strike by the Association of Malian
Pupils and Students, demanding improvement in working and study conditions.

The matter was resolved two weeks ago after the government provided the
students with more school buildings, libraries, equipment and sporting
facilities.
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