MOUNTED police and officers in riot gear arrested 15 people during anti-war protests staged outside the Long Island college campus where the US presidential debate was held. Kevin Smith, a spokesman for Nassau County police, said about 350 protesters targeted Hofstra University in Hempstead, on Wednesday afternoon. Some were detained on disorderly conduct charges after being turned away
The Iraq Veterans Against the War group claimed one of its members, Nick Morgan, was trampled by a police horse and was taken to hospital. His condition is not known.
Police say one person "may have received a minor injury".