Crackdowns on pro-Palestine protests at US colleges intensified overnight, leading to some violence.
At the University of California, Los Angeles, violence erupted early on Wednesday when counter-protesters attacked encampment demonstrations. Video footage of the clash showed counter-demonstrators using sticks to attack a makeshift barricade that surrounded the pro-Palestinian protesters. At least one firework was launched into the encampment.
New York officers arrested scores of student protesters who were camped on Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday evening.
City police also arrested dozens of protesters at the City College of New York. An estimated 200 people were arrested on Tuesday between both campuses, CNN reported.
Student protesters at southern universities have also faced school discipline or arrest. New Orleans officers with guns drawn cleared an encampment early on Wednesday at Tulane University, WDSU reported. At least 14 protesters were arrested.
Police at the University of Arizona in Tucson fired “non-lethal” chemical weapons at protesters as arrests were made, the Arizona Daily Star reported. At least one protester was hit with a rubber bullet, according to the Star.
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