Protesters clashed with police on
Tuesday as Education Minister Valeria Fedeli attended a
conference at Rome's La Sapienza University.
Students let off flares and held up banners saying that
people who had "destroyed" the university sector should not be
allowed entry.
Former education minister Maria Stella Gelmini was also set
to attend the event.
The protestors then tried to force a police cordon to enter
the faculty where a conference in education reform was being
held and scuffles ensued.
Protestors also threw eggs and paint at police and were
blocked again when they tried to enter the building via another
entrance.
Meanwhile, a handful of students inside interrupted the
conference.
Fedeli responded to a heckler, saying "you come to university
to study, not to attack (people)". Police said they had
identified around 40 people who took part in the trouble.
She said "I have always been open to debate...and it's not
with acts of violence that you're going to advance proposals for
university reform".
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