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Arrests at Columbia University as police move in on pro-Palestinian protesters
Source: WCBS-TV
NEW YORK -- Police made arrests at Columbia University on Thursday at a makeshift encampment set up by pro-Palestinian protesters on the university's South Lawn.
As arrests were being made, some protesters were chanting "NYPD KKK."
In a letter, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik asked the NYPD to move in, writing "I have determined that the encampment and related disruptions pose a clear and present danger to the substantial functioning of the University."
"With great regret, we request the NYPD's help to remove these individuals," she wrote.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/supporters-of-palestinians-israel-clash-outside-columbia-universitys-campus-gate/
Noted at the end of the article:
The vast majority of Thursday morning's protesters were not Columbia students.
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