US campus protests turn violent as pro-Israel and pro-Palestine activists clash
University of California, Los Angeles was rocked by violence overnight
There have been violent clashes between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and counter-protesters at University of California, Los Angeles. Meanwhile hundreds of people were arrested in New York, where students occupied part of Columbia University and demanded the institution cut ties with Israel.
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