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2nd night of riots near Colo. school
House parties turn violent; 2 arrested
Denver Post FORT COLLINS, Colo. - For a second night in a row, police used tear gas near the Colorado State University campus early Sunday to break up a riot marked by violence, fires and even a homemade bomb.
Classes at CSU begin today. A string of house parties west of the CSU campus late Saturday merged into a full-blown riot. A few people were seriously injured and two people were arrested, Fort Collins police Sgt. Craig Horton said. Horton said rioters threw rocks, bottles and Molotov cocktails at officers and damaged two police cars. The crowd seemed to have the riot planned - an "improvised explosive" littered 1,000 nails in the street, he said. The latest crowd of 600-800 was smaller than Friday night's, estimated at about 1,500 people, but was much more violent and aggressive, according to police. And, these riots may not be the end of it, police said. "It's a learned behavior," Horton said. "I would expect other crowd problems to occur with this class." School and city officials plan to meet this week to discuss the problems and possible solutions. Police, administrators and students plan to go door-to-door to talk about expectations and rules.
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