The law enforcement agencies across the United States have arrested about 2,200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators at college campuses since April 18, Al Jazeera reported quoting the Associated Press (AP) news agency as saying.
The AP report is based on calculation of the arrests announced by the university campuses and police department. The report said more than 56 incidents of arrest at various US colleges or universities took place in last two weeks.
Meanwhile, the Reuters reported that police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities this week.
In the pre-dawn hours, helmeted police swarmed a tent city set up at the University of California in Los Angeles, using flash bangs and riot gear to push through lines of protesters who linked arms in a futile attempt to halt their advance.
“I’m a student here,” one UCLA protester told cameras as he was led away, his hands bound. “Please don’t fail us. Don’t fail us.”
Hours later, the student, who would only give his first name as Ryan, was back on campus and vowed he would not stop fighting.
