FROM MSNBC

Protesters attack car containing Prince Charles

LONDON — Angry protesters in London have attacked a car containing Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

The couple were heading to a theater for a charity variety performance Thursday when their Rolls Royce crossed paths with a volatile gang of demonstrators who attacked the vehicle with fists, boots and bottles — and chanted "Off with their heads!"

An Associated Press photographer saw demonstrators kick the car in Regent Street, in the heart of London's shopping district. Protesters cracked a window and hit the vehicle with paint, the BBC reported. The car then drove off.

The prince's office had no immediate comment.

Protesters had earlier clashed with police outside British parliament in central London as the government approved plans to increase fees paid by university students despite a rebellion by members of the coalition government.

The lower house of parliament approved the plan by a majority of 21 votes, indicating that several members of the ruling Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition had failed to back it.


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