Pro-Palestinian Supporters, Counter-Protesters Clash At California University

Protesters and counter-protesters were seen clashing with sticks, and tearing down metal barricades, TV images showed.

Clashes broke out on Wednesday at pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, US television media footage showed, as dozens of universities around the United States struggle to contain similar protests.

According to CNN, the clashes erupted just before dawn between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups. 

LA police department "is responding immediately to (the university Chancellor's) request for support on campus," said Zach Seidl, a spokesman for the city mayor, in a post on social media platform X.