Several detained at UC Irvine as protest escalates near Pro-Palestinian encampment
ABC7 San Francisco - 2024-05-15T23:53:00.000Z

Several people were detained Wednesday afternoon as a Pro-Palestinian protest escalated, prompting a massive response from law enforcement.

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Scores of police officers converged on UC Irvine on Wednesday as a pro-Palestinian demonstration escalated, with protesters occupying and barricading the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall, which is near their encampment. The escalation of the protest began about 2:30 p.m., according to a university spokesperson. School officials have sent out two alerts telling students to shelter in place. UCI said “a group of several hundred protesters” entered the building.
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UC Berkeley to consider divestment from weapons as pro-Palestinian protesters remove encampment
Pro-Palestinian protesters at UC Berkeley took down all but a few tents on a central campus plaza Tuesday, in an agreement that appeared to end one of the largest and longest student encampments in the country as Chancellor Carol Christ said she would initiate a discussion about the university's investments in weapons companies and the possible divestment from them. The move to dismantle the encampment, which swelled to more than 180 tents and hundreds of students at its peak, notably included...
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