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Video: Students of degree college set school hoardings ablaze after police hoists tri-color
Srinagar: Hundreds of students of Government Degree College, Islamabad, on Wednesday staged a massive protest and set the hoardings of a sports event ablaze after “tri-colour” was hoisted during the event, reports said.
They said that a sports event was underway in the College premises when the tri-colour was hoisted and the large number of students present raised their voice against it.
Violent clashes broke out in Govt Degree Collage #Anantnag after Police hoisted tricolor to mark the start of sports festival 2017 pic.twitter.com/cDLcBjs6dD
— The Global Kashmir (@The_Global_Kmr) August 23, 2017
“Soon the protesting students raising slogans sabotaged the event and set the hoardings and banners ablaze,” witnesses said adding a part of podium was also set on fire.
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Violent clashes broke out in Govt. Degree Collage #Islamabad after Police hoisted tricolor to… https://t.co/SrQ9931KRh
— The Global Kashmir (@The_Global_Kmr) August 23, 2017
Soon after the event witnesses said that a large number of men in uniform barged into the college premises triggering clashes.
