WASHINGTON May 08. 2024 (Saba) - U.S. police evacuated a camp held by pro-Palestinian students at George Washington University on Wednesday after arresting several people at dawn.
The student-run newspaper JW Hatchet reported that after 4 a.m., hundreds of police stormed the university square, arrested students and used pepper spray.
CNN said about 30 people had been arrested.
The arrests came as the mayor of Washington, D.C., and the police chief were expected to testify before Congress later in the day about why they waited more than a week to evacuate the camp.
The police department said in a statement that it had tried to "de-escalate tensions" without arrests, but based on "incidents and information, there has been a gradual escalation in the protest."
Protests have erupted at several universities across the country in recent weeks, with students demonstrating against the war in Gaza and calling on universities to cut direct or indirect financial ties with U.S. arms manufacturers and Israeli institutions.
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