More than 300 arrested in Quebec protests over tuition hikes

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More than 300 people were arrested and 10 injured in a night of clashes between Montreal police and protesters over university tuition hikes, authorities said Monday.

Meanwhile, a global group of computer hackers known as Anonymous threw its support behind the demonstrators by downing a dozen government websites.

A man in his 40s suffered a serious head injury while being arrested by police who charged protesters after coming under attack, a police spokesman told the daily La Presse.

Four officers also were lightly injured during the night of clashes, which ended with the arrests of 305 people, most of whom were later released.

Student protests have raged here since mid-February over a plan by provincial Premier Jean Charest to raise tuition fees at Quebec universities by 82 per cent to rein in a budget deficit.