TROOPERS IN HELMETS ARREST PALESTINE PROTESTERS IN LATEST COLLEGE DEMO

The rally was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee
The group said it was inspired by their 'comrades' at Columbia University

Hundreds of Texas troopers went into the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday, in the latest standoff before authorities and pro-Palestine college students.

Police have arrested at least four demonstrators after warning them they could face criminal charges if they did not disperse, as reported by the Texas Tribune.

The rally at the Austin campus was organized by the university's Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSJ) chapter.

The group said it was inspired by their 'comrades' at Rutgers, Yale and Columbia University, where in-person classes have been canceled due to the unrest sparked by an 'encampment for Gaza.'

The PSC chapter said on Instagram: 'UT administration has called on state troopers in an attempt to scare us into silence.'

They added: 'get these pics off our campus.'

Several pro-Palestine demonstrators were seen sobbing as they watched police enter the scene.

The over 200 protesters are demanding UT-Austin divest from any manufacturers supplying Israel with weapons aid the war against Hamas in Gaza.

They gathered at the university's Gregory Gym and marched towards the South Lawn, where they planned to sit for the rest of the day.

One of the demonstrators arrested was one of the protest's organizers, with an officer singling him out saying he would be the first to be arrested, according to the Tribune.

It comes as the situation in Columbia University in New York City remained tense with campus officials saying it would continue talks with pro-Palestinian protesters for another 48 hours.

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