Several anti-Israel agitators were arrested at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday night after hundreds of protesters descended on a campus building and attempted to occupy it.
Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that there were multiple arrests at the university's Fisher Bennett Hall on Friday night. It is unknown at this time how many were arrested.
The UPenn Police Department announced in a community advisory that a “large disorderly crowd” began gathering at 8 p.m. Friday and moved to Fisher Bennett Hall on the university's campus and attempted to occupy it.
Authorities advised students to “avoid the immediate area.”
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Pro-Palestinian protesters hold a camp at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on April 25, 2024. (Getty Images)
Campus police, along with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department, escorted the protesters out of the campus building.
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In an 11 p.m. update, authorities said protesters had dispersed.
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The occupation came a week after police dismantled an encampment that had taken over part of the Ivy League campus for two weeks.
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In a statement, members of the Penn Gaza Solidarity Camp accused the Penn administration of failing to negotiate with them in good faith over “Penn's investment in Israel.”
