The riot policeman put his hand out, down to the ground.
"There was nothing else for us to do," a riot policeman said.
Riot policemen kept watch outside the church but did not intervene to stop the meeting.
Riot policemen were deployed around the building, but no violence was reported.
Four students and 30 riot policemen were reported injured Thursday.
They fought briefly with riot policemen, but were turned back.
During the riot special policemen, company officials and miners were injured.
Riot policemen were stationed at every major intersection of the city.
Hundreds of riot policemen had surrounded the huge campus during the night.
The students then fought back riot policemen and firefighters for about 30 minutes while the fire spread.