Calgary police officers and pro-Palestinian protesters clash during the forceful clearance of an encampment set up on the campus of the University of Calgary light Thursday night.
Calgary police officers and pro-Palestinian protesters clash during the forceful clearance of an encampment set up on the campus of the University of Calgary late Thursday night. Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld says people had "ample opportunity" to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Calgary before officers used force to remove remaining demonstrators Thursday night.
The protests come after the Hamas attack on Israel last fall led to the capture of more than 250 hostages and killed around 1,200 people, according to Israeli officials. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, Israel's retaliatory bombing campaign and ground offensive have killed more than 34,000 Palestinians — many of them civilians, including children.
He says individuals were provided a written summary of the university's policies and procedures, and the individuals who refused to take down their structures were issued a trespass notice. "It is certainly possible counter-protesters only became aware of the encampment because of reporting on the large police presence."
The police chief says it was clear the original protest was non-compliant to begin with, as organizers had issued demands to the university and began to set up encampments outside of the MacEwan Student Centre.Like other recent university protests, those involved say students are demonstrating to demand officials disclose and sever any ties the school has with Israel.
Some still attempted to resist the police action. Officers responded by throwing flash-bangs, which produced loud noises and smoke. Ten minutes after beginning their efforts, police had completely emptied the area.
She also said her government is on hand to help if asked but will otherwise leave decisions of what to do with the protest encampments up to the universities.. We have laws in the province saying you cannot block critical infrastructure," she said.The U of C Students' Union president, Ermia Rezaei-Afsah, believes the situation represents a failure on the part of the university's executive leadership team.
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