Police, College Officials Say Campus Clashes Stoked by ‘Outside Agitators’

Counter-demonstrators battle pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA as police evict groups from buildings and encampments in New York, Wisconsin, and Arizona.

Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian supporters confront each other separated by metal barriers surrounding the encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) as protests continue against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza in Los Angeles on April 26, 2024. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Helmeted police in riot gear have restored order at the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) following a night of clashes between pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-demonstrators.

The skirmishes embroiled the Westwood campus in hours-long chaos of swinging pipes, pepper spray, and fireworks.