Dutch riot police have broken up a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Amsterdam after demonstrators had promised to stay put until the institution severed all ties with Israel.
The protesters who were on barricades made of desks, fences, wooden pallets and bricks used fire extinguishers to ward off the police who hit them with batons and used a shovel to knock down the barricades, breaking through in a matter of minutes.
Hundreds of protesters on the narrow streets outside shouted “Shame on you!” as the police pushed them away from the campus site and dragged many protesters away.
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The police, on Tuesday, had detained 169 people after some violent clashes as they cleared out a similar protest at another site at the university.
The number of protests at college campuses have risen in recent weeks as pro-Palestinian students and faculty members rally against Israel’s attacks on Gaza, in which more than 34,800 people have been killed.
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