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Arrests Begin at Columbia and Police Enter Occupied Building

Hundreds of police officers in riot gear moved onto the campus about 20 hours after pro-Palestinian protesters first occupied Hamilton Hall.

 

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    Police officers in riot gear entered Columbia’s campus on Tuesday evening.
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  3. Columbia University
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  4. Columbia University
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  5. Columbia UniversityPro-Palestinian demonstrators took over Hamilton Hall early Tuesday.
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  6. Columbia University
    Broken windows inside Hamilton Hall.
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  7. Columbia University
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  8. Columbia University
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  9. University of Utah
    Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News, via Associated Press
  10. Virginia Commonwealth University
    The police spray tear gas in clashes with pro-Palestinian protesters.
    @Sarah_Hagen via Reuters
  11. Portland State University
    A pro-Palestinian encampment inside a library.
    Jordan Gale for The New York Times
  12. University of New Mexico
    A pro-Palestinian protester has water poured into her eyes after being pepper sprayed by law enforcement.
    Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal, via Associated Press
  13. University of New Mexico
    Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal, via Associated Press
  14. Indiana University
    Jeremy Hogan
  15. University of Chicago
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  16. University of Texas at Austin
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  17. George Washington University
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