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Pakistani police, students clash over campus rape

LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged student protesters, who looted a college building Thursday, as anger spread over the alleged on-campus rape, prompting the government to shut schools, colleges and universities for two days.

Tensions have been high on college campuses since reports of the alleged rape in the eastern city of Lahore spread on social media, and protests have broken out in four cities.

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