Police have stormed the campuses of two US universities after pro-Palestine protests descended into chaos.
Students calling for an end to the fighting in Gaza had set up encampments at University College Los Angeles and Columbia University in New York. Fighting broke out between pro-Palestine and pro-Israel groups at the Los Angeles university, with footage showing people trying to haul down barricades at the edge of encampments.The UCLA fighting comes after Gaza protests broke out at universities across the US.
We are sickened by this senseless violence and it must end.”Police arrived at about 9.30am UK time .The Los Angeles mayor's office said the force was "responding immediately to request for support on campus". Meanwhile police also raided a protest at Columbia overnight, with several pro-Palestine activists arrested.The protesters had taken over a university building.
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