NYPD at Columbia University disperses, removes zip-tied anti-Israel protesters
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Columbia University President Minouche Shafik told students that the NYPD response was necessary because "these are extraordinary circumstances."
Protesters being loaded onto a bus near Columbia University on Thursday. (Fox News) Protesters seen near where the NYPD arrested some demonstrators at Columbia University. (Fox News) Protesters gathered at Columbia University on Thursday to voice opposition against Israel. (Fox News) Police arrested someone near a barricade in New York City. (WCBS) An encampment at Columbia University where protesters were arrested on Thursday. (WCBS) Pro-Palestine students demonstrate on Columbia University’s campus in New York City on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Multiple students were arrested as officers cleared an encampment on the campus’ lawn. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital) NYPD officers loaded anti-Israel protesters onto buses on Thursday after they set up an encampment on campus. (Fox News) Pro-Palestine students demonstrate on Columbia University’s campus in New York City on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Multiple students were arrested as officers cleared an encampment on the campus’ lawn. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital) NYPD officers patrol as pro-Palestine students demonstrate on Columbia University’s campus in New York City on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Multiple students were arrested as officers cleared an encampment on the campus’ lawn. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital) Pro-Palestine students demonstrate on Columbia University’s campus in New York City on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Multiple students were arrested as officers cleared an encampment on the campus’ lawn. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
"Out of an abundance of concern for the safety of Columbia’s campus, I authorized the New York Police Department to begin clearing the encampment from the South Lawn of Morningside campus that had been set up by students in the early hours of Wednesday morning," Shafik said.