May 2, 2024
Police level pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA and arrest protesters
LOS ANGELES: Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of California, Los Angeles early Thursday, firing flashbangs, arresting defiant protesters and breaking up their encampment. The pre-dawn police crackdown at UCLA marked the latest flashpoint in rising tensions on US campuses, where protests over Israel’s war on Gaza have led to clashes between students and law enforcement. “I’m a student here. I’m an English student,” one student told television cameras as police dragged him away. “Please don’t let us down. Don’t let us down.” Before entering, police urged protesters with repeated announcements to


