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Incidents of arson, in which bushes and grass were set alight on the campus sport grounds, was reported around 12 noon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wellington police station commander, Col Johan Barkhuizen, confirmed that two students were detained and will remain so until they have made their appearance in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis afternoon a group of students marched the streets to the police station demanding that the two arrested students be released. I explained to them that this is not possible and asked them to return to campus,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident is the latest action in relation to an ongoing strike of the past two weeks that has been coordinated by a large group of students residing on the CPUT campus in Kollege Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall strike action is as a result of lists of grievances and demands to various offerings and alleged management issues of CPUT. 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