After pro-Palestinian protesters hit the University of Texas on Wednesday, school President Jay Hartzell made an astonishing announcement that threw the whole “protest” into doubt and undermined the claim it was a student-led event.
Austin police waded into the unauthorized protest on the campus of the university on April 24 to break it all up and eventually arrested about 60, KTBC-TV in Austin reported.
University of Texas police issued a dispersal order at about 5:30 p.m. directing everyone to leave the South Mall area where the protest was centered. Officers promptly began pushing the groups out of the area and making arrests.
UPDATE – A dispersal order has been issued. Please leave the South Mall area immediately. Thank you for your cooperation.
— UT
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