Zambia shuts Copperbelt university over riots

Anti-riot police stand after Zambian Students blocked the Great East Road with logs and burnt tires early on August 17, 2012 in Lusaka. FILE PHOTO | AFP

Zambian education authorities Friday shut the country’s second largest public university, the Copperbelt University (CBU), following riots.

The government said the riots were caused by students who were barred from sitting examinations because they had not made the cut in continuous assessment tests.