Nearly Half of Those Arrested at UT-Austin Pro-Palestinian Protest Had No Links to School

The university suspended a pro-Palestinian student group.
Nearly Half of Those Arrested at UT-Austin Pro-Palestinian Protest Had No Links to School
Students rally together during a pro-Palestinian protest at The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, on April 24, 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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Nearly half of the pro-Palestinian protesters arrested earlier this week at The University of Texas at Austin were not affiliated with the university.

Law enforcement officials arrested 57 protesters during Wednesday’s event organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee after participants refused to disperse despite demands from authorities and the university. Of those arrested, 26 were neither students nor faculty of the university, according to officials at UT-Austin.

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