German students clash with police

Police in Germany have clashed with students who tried to reach the offices of Chancellor Kohl during protests against government education cuts.

A group of protesters was baton-charged by police after throwing smoke bombs and eggs.

At least two students were injured.

Tens-of-thousands of students had massed in Bonn for the protests, the latest in a series, which have otherwise been peaceful.

A BBC Correspondent in Germany says that there's real anger among German students that the university population has doubled in the last twenty years, while spending has fallen in real terms.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service