Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash with security guards at Columbia University

80 Arrested After Pro-Palestine Protesters Lay Siege To Columbia Library

At least 80 people were arrested on Wednesday evening after a group of mask-clad pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched into Columbia University's Butler Library and occupied a reading room, reigniting tensions over the Gaza war on US campuses.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University

The university asked for police help after protesters occupied part of the main library on Wednesday.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash with security guards at Columbia University

NEW YORK (AP) -- Police officers in helmets streamed into Columbia University early Wednesday evening to remove a group of mask-clad protesters who staged a Pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school's main library.

Pro-Palestinian protesters take over room in library at Columbia; dozens in custody

During the disruption, two of Columbia Public Safety officers suffered injuries during a crowd surge when individuals attempted to force their way into the building and into Room 301, the university's acting president said.

Columbia University calls in police to clear pro-Palestinian protesters

University’s president says activists refused to leave library despite warnings of disciplinary action and arrestColumbia University asked the New York police department to help clear pro-Palestinian activists from the campus’s main library after protesters clashed with the school’s public safety officers.Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, said in a statement that protesters had refused to leave the building despite being warned …

Pro-Palestinian protesters enter Butler Library at Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian protesters entered Butler Library on Columbia University’s campus bringing NYPD officers to the area to monitor the situation, according to campus and city officials. The protest, which began around 4 p.m., is isolated to the library’s reading room, according to the university. Columbia’s Public Safety Team is asking people in the library for identification and to disperse saying protesters...