Tensions escalated as police surrounded the University of California, Irvine campus and arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators while dismantling a solidarity encampment on Wednesday. Videos on social media showed protesters barricading inside the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall and rushing to pitch tents outside the building at around 2:30 p.m.
The gathering was declared an unlawful assembly and officers from several law enforcement agencies created a skirmish line near demonstrators, who were positioned both inside and outside of the encampment's wood palette barriers.
Officers began detaining protesters at around 4 p.m. An hour later, authorities began moving in swiftly and dismantling the encampment while tensions rose as demonstrators expressed anger over the arrests and several scuffles broke out.
KTLA's John Fenoglio reports on May 15, 2024.
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