Students attack Prince Charles' car after fee hike

[somone]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101209/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_tuition_tangle

Students attack Prince Charles' car after fee hike
By MATT DUNHAM and CASSANDRA VINOGRAD, Associated Press

LONDON – Furious student protesters attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, vandalized buildings and battled riot police Thursday as a controversial hike in university fees triggered Britain's worst political violence in years.

In a major security breach, demonstrators set upon the heir to the throne's Rolls Royce as it drove through London's busy West End on its way to a theater. A group of up to 20 struck it with fists, sticks and bottles, breaking a window and splattering the gleaming black vehicle with paint.

In the frenzy, some chanted "off with their heads!"

Adnan Nazir, a 23-year-old podiatrist who was following the protesters, said Charles, 62, kept his calm, gently pushing his 63-year-old wife toward the floor to get her out of the line of fire. "Charles got her on the floor and put his hands on her," Nazir said. "Charles was still waving and giving the thumb's up. "It was just a surreal thing," he said. "It was completely manic."...

[Abq_Sarah]

1. Uh-huh...

Didn't realize Charles actually a voting member of the Parliament.