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timesofearth.com LONDON - Britain’s parliament has approved plans to triple tuition fees paid by university students despite a rebellion by some members of the coalition government. The lower house of parliament approved the plan by a majority of 21 votes, with 27 members of the coalition Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties voting against and a handful abstaining. Earlier, hundreds of protesters had clashed with police in the square in front of parliament, with some students throwing placards as mounted police tried to break up the crowd. Police said eight officers were hurt in clashes, one with a serious neck injury, and that they had made nine arrests. A photographer for the AP news agency said that he had seen some demonstrators kicking the car of Prince Charles in a central London street. Students angered by tuition hikes on Thursday stormed a Rolls Royce carrying Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne. The prince and his wife, Camilla, were unharmed in the attack. Thursday’s vote posed a crucial test for the coalition government of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. The proposal to raise fees had cast an uncomfortable spotlight on Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, who like other Liberal Democrat candidates signed a pre-election pledge to oppose any such hike. Thousands of students mounted demonstrations and sit-ins throughout Britain on Thursday following weeks of nationwide protests. In central London, demonstrators braved near-freezing …

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