Campus protests live: NYC police arrest around 300 at universities in 'massive operation', mayor says - BBC News

Mayor Adams says at Columbia's request, the police conducted their operation to remove those who were disrupting a peaceful protest.

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Find out moreI have a TV Licence. Watch now.I don’t have a TV Licence.SummaryPolice arrested about 300 protesters during campus raids at Columbia University and CUNY in New York on Tuesday night, officials sayEric Adams, the city's mayor, says the "massive operation" took place at Columbia's request to remove those who were disrupting a peaceful protestElsewhere, rival protesters have clashed at pro-Palestinian encampments in Los AngelesAt the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), vice-chancellor Mary Osako said: "Horrific acts of violence occurred at the encampment tonight"She says the university "immediately called law enforcement for mutual aid support"Footage online appears to show masked counter-demonstrators - supporting Israel - attacking their rivals with sticks and attempting to dismantle barricadesUS universities have been gripped by protests over the war in Gaza, as students demand a boycott of companies and individuals with ties to IsraelLive ReportingRelated StoriesLive Reporting Edited by Aoife Walsh and Johanna Chisholm

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