Dozens of police officers gathered at UC Irvine on Wednesday as a pro-Palestinian demonstration escalated, with protesters occupying and barricading the Physical Sciences lecture hall, which is near their camp.
The escalation of the protest began around 2:30 p.m., according to a university spokesperson. School officials have sent out two alerts asking students to shelter in place. The UCI said “a group of several hundred protesters” entered the building.
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A UCI professor is arrested during a demonstration at UCI.
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A weeks-long pro-Palestine protest at UC Irvine demanding that the university divest from Israel over the Hamas war took a tense turn on May 15.
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A pro-Palestinian protester confronts authorities at the ICU.
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A pro-Palestinian protester displays a sign during a week-long pro-Palestinian protest at UC Irvine.
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Orange County sheriff's deputies form a containment line at the ICU on May 15, 2024.
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Law enforcement from multiple agencies monitor protesters at the ICU.
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People flee the area after a weeks-long pro-Palestine protest at UC Irvine.
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A protester is arrested at UC Irvine as police break up the encampment.
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