Police began moving in on a UCLA pro-Palestine encampment early Thursday in Los Angeles. Here's what to know.
Police began removing barricades and dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment early Thursday at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles after hundreds of protesters defied police orders to leave.A handful of people on campus were seen being detained around 3:30 a.m. local time, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. RELATED: Gaza war university protests: Map and updatesThe law enforcement action came after officers spent hours threatening arrests over loudspeakers if people did not disperse.
Protesters were seen trying to resist, shining bright flashlights in the eyes of officers, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. Police methodically ripped apart the encampment’s barricade of plywood, pallets, metal fences and trash dumpsters and made an opening toward dozens of tents of demonstrators. Police also began to pull down canopies and tents.
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