Dozens of police converged on the University of California Irvine on Wednesday as a pro-Palestinian demonstration intensified, with demonstrators occupying and barricading the physical sciences lecture hall, which is near their encampment.
The escalation of the protest began around 2:30 p.m., according to a university spokesperson. School officials sent out two alerts urging students to shelter in place. The UCI said “a group of several hundred protesters” entered the building.
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A UCI professor is arrested during a demonstration at UCI.
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A week-long pro-Palestinian protest at UC Irvine demanding that the university divest from Israel over the Hamas war took a tense turn on May 15.
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A pro-Palestinian protester confronts the police at the UCI.
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A pro-Palestinian protester holds up a sign during a week-long pro-Palestinian demonstration at UC Irvine.
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Orange County Sheriff’s deputies form a containment line at UCI on May 15, 2024.
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Law enforcement from multiple agencies are monitoring protesters at UCI.
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People are fleeing the area after a week-long pro-Palestinian protest at UC Irvine.
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Protester arrested at UC Irvine as police break up encampment.
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators unite their weapons to form a blockade.
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