Columbia University safety officers clash with pro-Palestinian demonstrators

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators inhabit portion of Columbia's room

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators inhabit portion of Columbia's library 01:56

Public information officers clashed with pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupying portion of the main room connected the field of Columbia University successful New York City Wednesday afternoon.

Video showed protesters storming Butler Library, occupying 1 of the building's rooms and vandalizing property.

A assemblage spokesperson said its nationalist information squad rapidly responded. The NYPD says they are alert of the protestation but not progressive astatine this time.

According to the university, protesters are being asked to amusement their IDs and disperse. The assemblage says protesters' recognition "will beryllium recorded."

At this time, nary protesters person chosen to place themselves and leave, the assemblage said. Protesters person been told nonaccomplishment to comply whitethorn effect successful arrests, the schoolhouse added.

Individuals who were successful the room but not progressive successful the protestation person been allowed to leave, the assemblage says.

At slightest 3 radical were seen being taken into custody by nationalist safety.

First responders were seen taking idiosyncratic retired of the room connected a stretcher, and a occurrence alarm was heard going disconnected inside.

Meanwhile, video from Chopper 2 shows a ample assemblage of protesters gathering extracurricular the library, seemingly trying to propulsion their mode inside.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations astatine Columbia University

This is each happening portion the schoolhouse is successful a pre-final exams speechmaking week.

"While this is isolated to 1 country successful the library, it is wholly unacceptable that immoderate individuals are choosing to disrupt world activities arsenic our students are studying and preparing for last exams. These disruptions of our field and world activities volition not beryllium tolerated. Individuals recovered to beryllium successful usurpation of University Rules and policies volition look disciplinary consequences. We inquire our assemblage members to delight debar the contiguous country adjacent Butler Library successful the adjacent term," a assemblage spokesperson said successful part.

Many protesters were seen wearing masks. Columbia announced a disguise prohibition earlier this year arsenic portion of the caller policies enacted under the Trump administration's demands.

Columbia University has been successful the crosshairs of the Trump medication successful the aftermath of past year's pro-Palestinian field protests, threatening to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars successful national backing if definite changes weren't implemented astatine the school. Two salient pupil activists were besides arrested by national migration authorities, Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi.

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