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LIBERIA: Students clash with police, classes suspended

By August 5, 2021No Comments

Demonstrating University of Liberia students clashed with police on Monday, forcing the institution to suspend undergraduate classes indefinitely.

The BBC reported, Wednesday, that a student protest ensued following the university’s decision to in-person classes with online classes citing COVID-19 concerns.

Students told this publication that the university had not finalized e-learning programme adding that not learning could take place online.

Liberia social media spaces were on Monday flooded with images of blood-soaked students where receiving treatment at a local hospital.

Meanwhile, the university authorities did not comment on allegations of having non-functional e-learning system but expressed regret for the damage to property and students injured during the confrontations.

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