Officers clash with Gaza war protesters while trying to remove an unsanctioned encampment on Library Mall early Wednesday at the campus of UW-Madison. Police announced 34 arrests and said four officers were injured.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Police detain a demonstrator Wednesday. UW Police spokesperson Marc Lovicott said the arrests were prompted by protesters pushing back against officers attempting to take down tents.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
UW Police remove tents from an unsanctioned encampment of Gaza war protesters. About 30 tents had been set up before they were removed Wednesday.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison professors Lara Gerassi, left, and Margaret Kerr react to the news of a friend being arrested.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
After police cleared one section of the mall, protesters gathered around the few remaining tents.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Hours after police removed dozens of tents on Library Mall, 16 more sprang up later Wednesday. Four Madison men were charged Friday after 34 people were arrested during a clash between police and protesters Wednesday.
Two days after it went up, a pro-Palestinian encampment on Library Mall was largely dismantled by police early Wednesday, with 34 people arrested and some protesters and police officers injured in the noisy fracas that followed.
Officers clash with Gaza war protesters while trying to remove an unsanctioned encampment on Library Mall early Wednesday at the campus of UW-Madison. Police announced 34 arrests and said four officers were injured.
Police detain a demonstrator Wednesday. UW Police spokesperson Marc Lovicott said the arrests were prompted by protesters pushing back against officers attempting to take down tents.
Hours after police removed dozens of tents on Library Mall, 16 more sprang up later Wednesday. Four Madison men were charged Friday after 34 people were arrested during a clash between police and protesters Wednesday.