NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers in helmets streamed into Columbia University early Wednesday evening to remove a group of mask-clad protesters who staged a...
NEW YORK — Police officers in helmets streamed into Columbia University early Wednesday evening to remove a group of mask-clad protesters who staged a Pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school's main library.
Videos shared on social media showed the long line of NYPD officers entering the library hours after dozens of protesters pushed their way past campus security officers, raced into the building, thenand other banners on bookshelves in an ornate reading room. Some protesters also appeared to have scrawled “Columbia will burn”
A police spokesperson late Wednesday said the department wasn't able to provide a number for how many were arrested.being taken away from the library by officers with their hands tied behind their backs. Protesters and other supporters, meanwhile, gathered around the metal barriers set up outside the building by policeWednesday evening that the protesters who had holed up inside a library reading room were asked repeatedly to show identification and to leave, but they refused.
Among them are a ban on students wearing masks to conceal their identities and a rule that those protesting on campus must present their identification when asked. The school also said it had hired new public safety officers empowered to make arrests on campus.
Demonstrators Clash With Security Guards At Columbia University
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