A group of college students were arrested overnight after a protest that ended at the Claremont police station.
ByA group of college students were arrested after a protest that started at Pomona College ended at the Claremont police station.A group of college students were arrested overnight after a protest that ended at the Claremont police station.
The students were part of a large group of protestors that first gathered for a sit-in demonstration at nearby Pomona College Friday night, according to theThe protest was sparked by the removal of a apartheid wall supporting Palestine on the campus. The installation art piece consisted of eight wooden panels that were hand-painted by students with phrases and images. Hundreds of students protested in front of Alexander Hall, where the wall was located. That's when police in riot gear showed up and detained several demonstrators. "Basically, they decided to start arresting all of us if we would not leave, claiming that we could peacefully protest otherwise... that this was not a peaceful protest, even though we were just sitting calmly in a room not doing anything else ," said Krasi, a protester who was detained by police. It's unclear how many people were detained, but once they were, the protest moved to Claremont police headquarters and lasted several hours. AIR7 HD was over the scene of the standoff between demonstrators and officers outside of the police station around 10:30 p.m. Eyewitness News reached out to Pomona College and the Claremont Police Department but has not heard back.
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