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Police in Montreal are investigating several cases of vandalism that targeted mainly Quebec government offices early today.



No arrests have been made so far, but two provincial police investigators have been called in for assistance.



A police spokesman says windows were smashed and what appeared to be Molotov cocktails were also found inside the offices of several Quebec cabinet ministers.



Nobody was injured, but at least one building had to be evacuated.



Along with the vandalism, graffiti in the form of red squares was also painted on the sidewalks outside.



The red square has become the symbol of students who have been staging protests against the Quebec government's plan to hike tuition fees over the next five years.



Thousands of students have staged walkouts and blocked entrances to classrooms in the past few weeks.



Seven people were arrested Friday shortly after a group broke into and vandalized Education Minister Line Beauchamp's office in Montreal.

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