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Bear spray fired at riot police as officers clash with pro-Palestinian protesters at US university

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Huge numbers of police have smashed through barricades set up by pro-Palestinian protesters outside an encampment at a US university.

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters set up behind barricades on the University of California, Los Angeles campus despite police orders to leave.A melee broke out today between pro-Palestinian protesters and police, with protesters firing bear or pepper spray at police as they tried to stop them advancing to break up their protest.One of UCLA’s professors was detained, according to the university’s local-run newspaper.

The crowd continued to grow as the night wore on as more and more officers poured onto campus.The law enforcement presence and continued warnings stood in contrast to the scene that unfolded the night before, when counter-demonstrators attacked the pro-Palestinian encampment, throwing traffic cones, releasing pepper spray and tearing down barriers.Fighting continued for several hours before police stepped in, though no arrests were made.

 

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