Police clear pro-Palestine encampment at Northeastern University
Police in riot gear cleared an encampment on the campus of the Boston-based university, The Associated Press news agency reports. Several dozen students shouted and booed at police from a distance, but the scene was otherwise not confrontational.
The school said in a statement that the demonstration, which began two days ago, had become “infiltrated by professional organisers”.
The University of Pennsylvania took similar action Friday when interim President J Larry Jameson called for an encampment of protesters on the west Philadelphia campus to be disbanded, saying it violates the university’s facilities policies.
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Pro-Palestine demonstration takes place across central Stockholm
A protester holds up a placard that reads ‘Stop the genocide’ at a pro-Palestine demonstration in Sweden, Stockholm, April 27