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Police removed barricades, took protesters into custody and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ camp at the University of California, Los Angeles early Thursday, hours after threatening arrests if people didn't disperse. The sound of flash-bangs could be heard as police moved in.

The police action occurred a night after the UCLA administration and campus police waited hours to stop an attack by counter-protesters, drawing condemnation from Muslim students and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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