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Pro-Palestinian protesters taken into custody after entering Columbia library

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Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters stormed a library at Columbia University and refused to leave for hours, school officials said, staying put until the NYPD...

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  1. New York Post

    Masked anti-Israel protesters storm Columbia library, shove past security as Ivy Leaguers prep for finals (opens New York Post)

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    Dozens of masked anti-Israel protesters stormed Columbia University’s Butler Library as students prepared Wednesday to study for end-of-year exams.

  2. NBC New York

    Pro-Palestinian protesters taken into custody after entering Columbia library (opens NBC New York)

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    Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters stormed a library at Columbia University and refused to leave for hours, school officials said, staying put until the NYPD...

  3. Breitbart News

    Columbia: Police Arrest Pro-Palestinian Protesters Occupying Library (opens Breitbart News)

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    Police arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied the Butler Library on the Columbia University campus on Wednesday.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Pro-Palestinian protesters reemerge at Columbia | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators were taken into police custody Wednesday evening after occupying part of the main library on Columbia University’s campus in an attempt to rekindle the protest movement that swept the campus last spring.

  5. Bangor Daily News

    Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash with security guards at Columbia University (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters wearing masks clashed with security guards Wednesday after staging a protest inside Columbia University's main

  6. The Brunswick News

    Arrests underway as pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University take over Butler Library (opens The Brunswick News)

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    NEW YORK — Arrests were underway late Wednesday as the New York Police Department moved in to clear about 100 pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University who had taken over Butler

  7. CNN

    Multiple people in custody after pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia University library (opens CNN)

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    Multiple people were taken into custody by the New York Police Department at Columbia University after a pro-Palestinian protest in an area of the main library on campus Wednesday.

  8. Newsweek

    Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters storm Columbia University—What to know (opens Newsweek)

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    Police have said at least 80 people were taken into custody after they occupied part of Columbia University's main library in New York on Wednesday.

  9. WSVN Miami

    Multiple people in custody after pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia University library - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — Multiple people were taken into custody by the New York Police Department at Columbia University after a pro-Palestinian protest in an area of the

  10. The Daily Signal

    80 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested at Columbia University (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The New York Police Department made 80 arrests, but no charges had been brought as of early Thursday morning, NYPD told The Daily Signal.

  11. ABC 7 New York

    80 people in custody after Pro-Palestinian protesters take over room in library at Columbia (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Dozens of demonstrators were taken into police custody after a pro-Palestinian protest broke out at a library on Columbia's campus on Wednesday.

  12. Green Field Reporter

    Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash with security guards at Columbia University - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters wearing masks clashed with security guards Wednesday after staging a protest inside Columbia University’s main library. Videos and photos shared on social media showed dozens of protesters pushing past campus security officers and racing into the building.

  13. Breitbart News

    2 Columbia Safety Officers Hurt as Scores of Pro-Palestinian Protesters Force Way into Library (opens Breitbart News)

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    May 7 (UPI) -- Two Columbia University Public Safety officers were injured and dozens of people were in custody Wednesday after 100 pro-Palestinian protesters forced their way into the New York City campus' library in "actions that are outrageous," the university president said.

  14. The Hill

    Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with security at Columbia University’s main library (opens The Hill)

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    Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with security at Columbia University’s Butler Library, according to the school's student newspaper.

  15. Local News 8

    Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters taken into custody after demonstration at Columbia University library (opens Local News 8)

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    By Dalia Faheid, Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people were taken into custody by the New York Police Department at Columbia University after a pro-Palestinian protest in an area of the main library on campus Wednesday.

  16. WHDH Boston

    Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash with security guards at Columbia University - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers in helmets streamed into Columbia University early Wednesday evening to remove a group of mask-clad protesters who staged a

  17. The Guardian

    Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in police (opens The Guardian)

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    NYPD officers entered campus’s main library building in riot gear after activists occupied area in hours-long standoff

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