Clashes between dueling groups of demonstrators broke out on the campus of UCLA in the overnight hours. Aerial footage from local outlets in Los Angeles shows clashes outside a tent encampment, where pro-Palestinian protesters erected barricades and plywood for protection — and counter-protesters tried to pull them down. Police vehicles could be seen nearby, but officers did not immediately intervene.According to KABC, the violence escalated just before 11 p.m. local time Tuesday when counterprotesters surrounded the encampment. Fireworks could be seen being thrown into the encampment and people were also seen using sticks as weapons.KABC reports there was no law enforcement presence at the clashes for more than 90 minutes. KNBC says one person had to be treated after being hit by pepper spray. At one point, a group piled on one person who lay on the ground, kicking and beating them until others pulled them out of the scrum. Mary Osako, a senior UCLA official, told the campus newspaper the Daily Bruin that the university “immediately called law enforcement for mutual aid support.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass spoke to the university’s chancellor and said police would respond to the school’s request, according to a post on social media platform X from her spokesperson Zach Seidl.By 1:30 a.m. local time, campus police officers, along with members of California Highway Patrol could be seen arriving on campus wearing riot gear. The UCLA campus clashes come as police in New York arrested dozens on the campus of Columbia University. Protesters there had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton Hall, more than 20 hours earlier in a major escalation as demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war spread on college campuses nationwide.The Associated Press contributed to this storyThis is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Clashes between dueling groups of demonstrators broke out on the campus of UCLA in the overnight hours.
Aerial footage from local outlets in Los Angeles shows clashes outside a tent encampment, where pro-Palestinian protesters erected barricades and plywood for protection — and counter-protesters tried to pull them down. Police vehicles could be seen nearby, but officers did not immediately intervene.
According to KABC, the violence escalated just before 11 p.m. local time Tuesday when counterprotesters surrounded the encampment. Fireworks could be seen being thrown into the encampment and people were also seen using sticks as weapons.
KABC reports there was no law enforcement presence at the clashes for more than 90 minutes. KNBC says one person had to be treated after being hit by pepper spray. At one point, a group piled on one person who lay on the ground, kicking and beating them until others pulled them out of the scrum.
Mary Osako, a senior UCLA official, told the campus newspaper the Daily Bruin that the university “immediately called law enforcement for mutual aid support.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass spoke to the university’s chancellor and said police would respond to the school’s request, according to a post on social media platform X from her spokesperson Zach Seidl.
By 1:30 a.m. local time, campus police officers, along with members of California Highway Patrol could be seen arriving on campus wearing riot gear.
The UCLA campus clashes come as police in New York arrested dozens on the campus of Columbia University. Protesters there had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton Hall, more than 20 hours earlier in a major escalation as demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war spread on college campuses nationwide.
The Associated Press contributed to this story
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
