The incidents occurred after campers demanding an end to the war in Gaza refused to leave the University of California facilities all night as authorities had asked them to do.
The Los Angeles Police Department began Thursday morning dismantle the pro-Palestinian camp grew up in the University of California (UCLA)and have practiced dozens of them arrestsaccording to the networks CNN and NBC News, which did not specify figures.
According to local media, dozens of officers arrived at the university camp and faced resistance from hundreds of protesters as they tried to remove metal and wooden barriers and other objects preventing entry.
The officers’ actions began at dawn, when police launched flares over the camp, which they said caused strong explosions Los Angeles Times.
The incidents occurred after campers demanding an end to the war in Gaza refused to leave the UCLA facilities all night as authorities had asked them to do.
The university, which has recommended avoiding campus and limited in-person activities until Friday, has declared the camp illegal and warned those who remain at the camp that they may be committing a crime. He has warned students they risk “disciplinary action” including expulsion from the university.
The police action in Los Angeles adds to the similar incidents that have occurred in recent days at dozens of universities across the United States and have resulted in several hundred arrests, the most serious of which occurred in Columbia (New York).
Source: EITB
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