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NYPD swarms Columbia, arrests anti-Israel protesters after president tells cops to clear campus
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NYPD swarms Columbia, arrests anti-Israel protesters after president tells cops to clear campus
By Social Links for Olivia Land
Published April 18, 2024
Updated April 18, 2024, 1:43 p.m. ET
NYPD cops in riot gear swarmed Columbia University on Thursday afternoon and began arresting dozens of anti-Israel protesters after the school’s president made the bombshell decision to clear the campus.
Minouche Shafik wrote in an email to students, faculty and staff that she made the call despite her hopes that the move would “never be necessary.”
Shortly after 1 p.m., hordes of cops in body armor and face shields descended on the Morningside Heights campus and surrounded the encampment, which had been set up since early Wednesday.
Hundreds of students surrounded the officers, chanting “Let them go,” while die-hard protesters locked arms near the center of the camps and attempted to stop police from prying them away and dragging them off.
Several lines of officers in riot helmets were seen walking down Broadway south of 116th Street, a short distance from the campus gates, video footage captured by The Post showed.
At least six NYPD corrections buses were parked near the scene.
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https://nypost.com/2024/04/18/us-news/nypd-cops-enter-columbia-after-university-warns-anti-israel-protesters-to-clear-out/
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