] SYDNEY (Reuters) - School children have battled police in
] central Sydney in a passionate protest against the war on
] Iraq, hurling bottles, plastic chairs, fireworks and
] paint-filled eggs.
]
] At least 18 were arrested -- wrestled to the ground by
] riot police, manacled with plastic handcuffs and bundled
] into vans during the five-hour demonstration on Wednesday
] by about 2,000 students.
]
] A police spokeswoman said 11 faced unspecified charges
] and the others warnings. She did not know their ages but
] reporters said they saw children as young as 13 being
] detained.

Anti-war school children battle police