Students jailed for rioting

SEOUL - A court yesterday jailed 15 students for their roles in violent pro North Korean campus protests in August, a court official…

SEOUL - A court yesterday jailed 15 students for their roles in violent pro North Korean campus protests in August, a court official said. A riot policeman died in the fighting, during which students used petrol bombs, iron pipes and stones.

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