Students hold university president

6 April 2009 09:27pm

Students protesting proposed reforms have stormed the offices of a university in the French city of Rennes and are holding its president.

Officials said dozens of people stormed the office of the president of Rennes 2 University on Monday afternoon.

The university's president, Marc Gontard, has requested the police to intervene, but police have not yet taken any action.

The university has been paralysed by strikes for several weeks.

Classes resumed on Monday morning following a vote in which student protesters overwhelmingly rejected the campus closure.

Students around the country have been demonstrating against a proposed university reform.

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