S.Africa defends police after violent student protests

[WorldNews]

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South Africa's police minister on Saturday defended officers who fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at a huge student protest outside the government's headquarters in Pretoria. In running battles close to the Union Buildings where Nelson Mandela was inaugurated president in 1994, police repeatedly clashed with stone-throwing protesters as students fled for safety. "Our policemen and women... showed remarkable professionalism even under extreme provocation from a section of students," Police Minister Nathi Nhleko said in a statement after Friday's protest.

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