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Scores of police officers converged on UC Irvine on Wednesday as a pro-Palestinian demonstration escalated, with protesters occupying and barricading the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall, which is near their encampment.
The escalation of the protest began about 2:30 p.m., according to a university spokesperson. School officials have sent out two alerts telling students to shelter in place. UCI said “a group of several hundred protesters” entered the building.
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Law enforcement personnel push back demonstrators at UCI.
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Police grab a demonstrator as they move forward to break up a demonstration at UCI.
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Police remove pallets as they continue to move out protesters from the plaza outside the UCI physical sciences building.
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A pro-Palestinian protester stands in front of a line of law enforcement officers from multiple agencies.
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A UCI professor is arrested during a demonstration at UCI.
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The weeks-long pro-Palestinian protest at UC Irvine.
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A pro-Palestinian demonstrator confronts law enforcement at UCI.
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A pro-Palestinian demonstrator flashes a peace sign.
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People flee the area after a weeks-long pro-Palestine protest at UC Irvine.
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A protester is arrested as police break up the encampment.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters link arms to form a blockade.
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