NYPD bodycam video shows officers breaching Columbia University building taken over by anti-Israel protesters

Video taken from New York City police officers' body-worn cameras shows authorities forcing their way inside a Columbia University building this week that had been overtaken by anti-Israel protesters. The video shows the moment NYPD officers wearing protective gear breached Hamilton Hall on Tuesday night where the protesters had barricaded themselves inside. 'We shall not be moved,' protesters outside the building are heard singing as officers move toward the building.

Once inside, the officers encountered a man-made barrier of what appeared to be furniture that required a saw to cut through. Protesters are heard from the outside chanting 'Free, free Palestine!' At one point, an officer says 'Let's deploy a flashbang ,' which was followed by a series of loud bangs. After cutting through the barrier, officers came into contact with protesters sitting inside a room where they were detained.

Many of them are requesting that. What we've asked is that they come up with a plan to self-sustain. However, we will not leave them and we don't want the campuses to return to the state that it was in,' he said.

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