Los Angeles Police Arrest 209 in Overnight Sweep to Clear Gaza Protesters From UCLA Campus | Video

Authorities declared the protest encampment to be an “unlawful assembly” on Wednesday night

LAPD masses on UCLA protest encampment
Via Bill Melugin/Fox News

UPDATE, 11 a.m. PT Thursday:

There were 209 people taken into custody early Thursday as Los Angeles police moved overnight to clear out UCLA’s pro-Palestinian encampment, LAPD officials told multiple media outlets.

The exact breakdown between students, faculty and nonaffiliated persons was not immediately known. Protesters who were detained were being booked at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s downtown location.

Video of the confrontation showed protesters throwing water bottles, wooden pallets and traffic cones as police prepared to sweep in. According to multiple media reports, at least one officer was injured; it wasn’t immediately clear whether any demonstrators were hurt.

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