Pro-Palestine Protests Intensify in Top US Universities Leading to Arrests and Police Brutality

Published: 27 April 2024 at 03:21

Pro-Palestine protests escalate at top US universities with over 200 arrests in Los Angeles, Boston, and Austin. Video shows police assaulting over 65-year-old professor Caroline Fohlin at Emory University. Students express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amidst the conflict with Israel, resulting in large-scale arrests and police use of chemical irritants. Israel launched the war in Gaza after a Hamas attack, with significant casualties reported on both sides.

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