Anti-Israel encampment at Wayne State University is dismantled, police arrest at least 8 protesters Fox News
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Ananti-IsraelencampmentatWayneStateUniversityinDetroitwasdismantledbypoliceearlyThursday,resultinginthearrestsofatleasteightprotestersduringensuingclasheswithauthoritiesoncampus.
Oftheeightprotestersarrested,sixwerearrestedfortrespassing,onewasarrestedforresistingandobstructing,andonewasarrestedforassaultandbatteryonapoliceofficer,MattLockwood,theuniversity’sassociatevicepresidentofcommunications,confirmedtoFoxNewsDigital.
Someprotesterswereseenclashingwithpolicedressedinriotgearinvideothatnewscrewscapturedwhileoncampus.Cleanupcrewswerealsoseenremovingdozensoftentsandhaulingawaybagsfilledwithtrashthataccumulatedattheencampment.
WayneStateUniversityPresidentKimberlyAndrewsEspysaidinastatementonThursdaythattheencampment“presentedlegal,healthandsafet
