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Clashes at UCLA campus around pro-Palestinian protests – reports

LOS ANGELES: Clashes broke out on Wednesday at pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the campus of the University of California here, 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.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 30: A counter-demonstrator wears an Israeli flag while carrying an American flag near a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus on April 30, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up at college campuses around the country with some protestors calling for schools to divest from Israeli interests amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP