Peaceful crowd chants in support of Palestinians being annihilated in ongoing Israeli invasion as police clash with protesters and detain multiple people.
Texas state troopers arrest a woman at a pro-Palestine protest at the University of Texas / Photo: Reuters
There have been many arrests, according to initial media reports. Troopers used megaphones to announce that people who remained protesting on the public school’s grounds would be arrested under criminal trespass charges.Texas police and public safety officials did not immediately confirm the number of people arrested.
The standoff in Austin comes as ongoing protests at New York's Columbia University amid Israel's relentless carnage in besieged Gaza have sparked intense attention from media and politicians — and similar demonstrations across the country. At least 100 students began what they called an"occupation" on Wednesday at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
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