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Texas department of Public Safety troopers surround a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Monday, April 29, 2024.
UT-Austin Protests

Dozens more arrested at UT-Austin as police use pepper spray, flash bangs to break up protests

The arrests mark the second time in less than a week that police have broken up a pro-Palestinian demonstration. This time protesters tried to set up an encampment on campus.


Medics treat protestors suffering from heat exhaustion at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Monday, April 29, 2024
University of Texas at Austin students begin to form an encampment on the South Lawn of the University’s campus on Monday, April 29, 2024. Shortly after, law enforcement, including Texas Department of Public Safety troopers dressed in riot gear, arrived to forcefully remove the pro-Palestinian protesters.
A University of Texas Police Department officer arrests a pro-Palestinian protester from an encampment set up on the campus’ South Lawn on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Austin.
Law enforcement disperses a crowd at a pro-Palestine demonstration with flash bangs at the University of Texas Austin on Apr. 29, 2024.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers surround a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Monday, April 29, 2024.
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stands between a pro-Palestinian encampment and other ralliers on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Monday, April 29, 2024
Protestors re-establish a pro-Palestine encampment on the University of Texas-Austin main lawn, utilizing barricades used by police earlier that day on Apr. 29, 2024.

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