Police clear intersection of pro-Palestinian protesters on UBC campus

Police cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from a main intersection at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver on Wednesday.

Police cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from a main intersection at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver on Wednesday.

But there was no obvious move against a protest encampment that has occupied a sports field at the campus for a month.

The intersection of University Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall was clear by 12:15 p.m., though several unoccupied RCMP vehicles were parked nearby.

Video posted shortly after 11 a.m. by an account associated with the protests had showed dozens of uniformed officers walking down the main route.

The Instagram account called "People's University for Gaza at UBC" had earlier posted an update asking people to gather for a rally at the intersection.

Footage provided by a protester who did not want to be identified showed RCMP officers standing over a woman sitting on the road, her hands behind her back.

A voice over a loudspeaker tells protesters: "This is the RCMP. You need to clear the area immediately or you will be under arrest."