A Pro-Palestinian protest at UC Irvine has escalated, prompting calls for police and a warning to students and staff on campus.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 11:36PMA Pro-Palestinian protest at UC Irvine escalated Wednesday afternoon, prompting a shelter-in-place for students and staff and a callout for hundreds of law enforcement members.
AIR7 HD was above the protest and captured hundreds of law enforcement members lined up as demonstrators held up signs. The Students for Justice in Palestine at UC Irvine group along with the UCI Divest Coalition said one of the main points of Wednesday's protest was to demand UCl drop student suspensions related to the encampment and "to demand UCI end its complicity in genocide."
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