A month after pro-Palestine activists set up an encampment at the University of Michigan Diag, police cleared the protesters Tuesday.Video posted by the organization behind the encampment, TAHRIR Coalition, showed police spraying pepper-spray as protesters and officers clashed in the Diag. It isn't clear if anyone was affected by the spray. The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office said four people were arrested for resisting and obstructing.
University President Santa Ono released a statement:"Moving forward, individuals will be welcome to protest as they always have at the University of Michigan, so long as those protests don't violate the rights of others and are consistent with university policies meant to ensure the safety of our community. To be clear, there is no place for violence or intimidation at the University of Michigan. Such behavior will not be tolerated, and individuals will be held accountable.
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