Goldsmiths students occupy library as US Gaza campus protests spread to London and across UK
by Rachael Burford and Josh Salisbury
May 02, 2024
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Pro-Palestinian protests broke out at universities across Britain on Thursday following violent demonstrations at campuses in the US.
At Goldsmiths University in London students stormed the library and occupied the first two floors overnight.
Students in Leeds, Newcastle and Bristol also set up tents outside college buildings as Gaza campus protests spread to the UK.
In the capital, the Goldsmiths for Palestine group barricaded the
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