The Los Angeles Police Department “arrived on campus” from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Mayor Karen Bass reported on Wednesday morning (1st).
“The violence unfolding tonight at UCLA is absolutely abominable and inexcusable,” said the mayor in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
The violence unfolding this evening at UCLA is absolutely abhorrent and inexcusable.
LAPD has arrived on campus.
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) May 1, 2024
Before the deployment, pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel supporters clashed at UCLA, according to multiple reports.
Video from KABC, an affiliate of CNN shows fireworks and objects being thrown, as well as demonstrations of physical violence among protesters.
Police on the Columbia campus in New York
More than 100 people were arrested at Columbia University and City College of New York on Tuesday night, according to a law enforcement official, as protests against Israel's bombing of Gaza intensified on college campuses. all over the country.
Police in riot gear entered Columbia University's Hamilton Hall and used stun grenades as they stormed the building, where pro-Palestinian protesters had barricaded themselves.
Less than two hours after officers entered the school's Morningside Heights campus, Columbia University property was cleared.
Columbia has asked the New York Police Department to remain on campus until May 17, two days after the graduation ceremony, but protesters remain defiant.
The institution of higher education has been the epicenter, but protests are roiling universities across the country.
Source: CNN Brasil
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