Police Arrest Dozens as They Clear Pro-Palestinian Protest Camps at Penn, MIT and Arizona

Police Arrest Dozens as They Clear Pro-Palestinian Protest Camps at Penn, MIT and Arizona
Police gather to clear protesters at the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia on May 10, 2024. Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP
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Police made dozens of arrests as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled Friday at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hours after police tear-gassed demonstrators and took down a similar camp at the University of Arizona.

Philadelphia and campus police at Penn took action around daybreak to remove protesters from an encampment in place for more than two weeks. School officials said protesters were given warnings and the chance to leave without being detained.