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Pro-Palestinian encampments cleared at two Arizona campuses, more than 20 arrested

By AP 1 May 2024, 8:27 pm 1 Edit
A food delivery robot cruises down the sidewalk as students gather Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at a protest organized by a student group that advocates for justice the Palestinian territories, at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. Police arrested some 20 people for trespassing. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)
A food delivery robot cruises down the sidewalk as students gather Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at a protest organized by a student group that advocates for justice the Palestinian territories, at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. Police arrested some 20 people for trespassing. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

Police at two campuses in Arizona have cleared out encampments and arrested pro-Palestinian protesters.

Several people were arrested by police in riot gear early today at the University of Arizona in Tucson after President Robert Robbins directed school officials to “immediately enforce campus use policies.”

And about 20 people were arrested at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff on Tuesday night on trespassing charges. Police dismantled a small fence made of chicken wire as well as nearly two dozen tents.

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