Students clash with police, counter protesters
U.S. Campus Protests
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Clashes between pro-Palestinian protesters and police are escalating in the United States - as students refuse to heed calls to end their campus demonstrations.
Things took a dramatic turn at Columbia University, with police sweeping the campus of demonstrators.
Dozens were also arrested in California and New Orleans with no signs of demonstrators backing down. CGTN’s Toni Waterman reports.
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