Chavez went as far as demanding that police "throw tear gas, and of the strong kind" at any student demonstration.

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At the time, I had just arrived in the United States as a student and watched the entire demonstration on TV.

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Jaabbar Khan, a 16-year-old student, said about 50 of his classmates skipped classes to join the demonstration.

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Mr Meadows, a Middlesex University philosophy student, had emergency brain surgery after he was allegedly hit with a police baton during the demonstration.

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