Massive police operation breaches UCLA pro-Palestinian encampment, makes arrests
LOS ANGELES — Police moved into the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA Thursday morning, where they faced intense resistance and made dozens of arrests. Officers wearing body armor, helmets and face shields methodically pulled apart the barricade as protesters tried to hold together the assemblage of plywood and metal fencing. Flares arced overhead, igniting with piercing blasts, and smoke ...
by Matthew Ormseth, Connor Sheets, Ruben Vives, Melissa Gomez, Jack Dolan and Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times
May 02, 2024
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LOS ANGELES — Police moved into the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA Thursday morning, where they faced intense resistance and made dozens of arrests.
Officers wearing body armor, helmets and face shields methodically pulled apart the barricade as protesters tried to hold together the assemblage of plywood and metal fencing. Flares arced overhead, igniting with piercing blasts, and smoke filled the air from fire extinguishers that demonstrators sprayed at the police.
Police launched flares over the encampment that set off loud blasts. Officers watched the scene from
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