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Students join pro-Palestinian encampment at University of College London

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Pro-Palestine protesters have set up camp outside University College London (UCL) in the latest action by activists outside universities across the country.

It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak backed a police crackdown on any protest that became hostile or antisemitic.

The protests are inspired by that have seen thousands of college students arrested for holding out in encampments from New York to Los Angeles.

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