UPDATE: #FeesMustFall protest escalates at UJ
JOHANNESBURG - Police use pepper spray to disperse the crowd of protesting students.
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NEWS JUST IN:
Police presence has now heightened at UJ.
Law enforcement officials are geared in helmets and bulletproof vests.
https://twitter.com/msPhashe_Phly/status/780798607503024132
EARLIER:
In the latest developments of the #FeesMustFall protest at the University of Johannesburg campus, students had to flee to safety following a scuffle between protesters and security.
Security officials fired teargas canisters at the crowd of protesting students.
No injuries have been reported yet.
https://twitter.com/msPhashe_Phly/status/780749027868631040
University of Johannesburg SRC have said they will not halt in protest until the campus is shut down.
https://twitter.com/msPhashe_Phly/status/780761296564285440
NEWS JUST IN:
UJ SRC has announced that the disgruntled #FeesMustFall protesting students intend to barricade the M1 tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/msPhashe_Phly/status/780761296564285440