Hundreds of students have been taken away

The students threw rocks at the police who responded by storming a technical college and arresting about 100 people.

The students were beaten with batons and rifle butts by police, who also fired shots in the air, witnesses said.

On Monday, a girl died in clashes which began when students defied a ban on protests following the poll.

They accused the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) of rigging the elections.

Final results are not due until 8 July, to give the National Election Board time to investigate allegations of fraud.

'Scary'

The AP news agency reports that construction workers also threw stones at the police in support of the students.

"The police came running into the college, beating students and hitting them over their heads with their batons," said Liya Tsion, 17, a student of information technology.

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College Vice Principal Assefa Akirso said the police should have consulted teachers before storming the building.

Some 500 students were arrested on Monday.

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi banned all demonstrations after opposition allegations of fraud.

Opposition gains

The BBC's Mohammed Adow in Addis Ababa says tensions have been rising since the elections were held.

The opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) has denied government claims that it incited the students to protest.

According to provisional results, the EPRDF and its allies have won 320 seats so far giving it a majority in the 547-member parliament.

The opposition have, however, won almost 200 seats - a huge gain from the 12 they had in the previous parliament.

They won all the seats in Addis Ababa by a landslide.

EU observers have voiced concern over irregular vote counting and biased reports by the state-owned media.

Hundreds of students have been taken away

Baton-wielding police stormed the two university campuses which the students had occupied. They had accused the ruling EPRDF party of fraud.

The EPRDF has won a majority of the seats declared so far.

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi banned demonstrations for a month following the poll.

"Where are they taking my son?" cried the mother of one student as he and others were herded by police onto one of eight trucks, each carrying about 80 people, reports the AP news agency.

"We are demonstrating because EPRDF is making a fraud, misleading the whole international community saying they have won," one student yelled through the gates of the social science school before the police took action.