Police detain pro-Palestinian protesters on University of Texas campus
Posted on AllSides April 24th, 2024
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Eric Gay, Associated Press file
Texas state police detained multiple pro-Palestinian demonstrators Wednesday on the University of Texas (UT) at Austin campus after hundreds of students walked out of classes and began a sit-in to support Gaza amid Israel’s war against Hamas.
A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety said more than 20 arrests were made on campus, while social media videos showed the state police in riot gear attempting to disperse the crowd.
The state police said they came at the request of the university and the governor “in order to prevent...
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