Hundreds of Texas Department of Public Safety troopers cracked down on pro-Hamas protesters at the University of Texas campus on Wednesday. The protesters in the Texas capital city came out in solidarity with students at other major universities across the country.
According to a post on Instagram, the protest in Austin was organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee. The group posted:
Today, Palestine Solidarity Committee at the University of Texas started their Popular University movement on campus, and were welcomed by massive university and state trooper repression, with at least 16 arrests made so far.
KVUE, Austin’s ABC affiliate, reported that at least ten people were arrested by 1 p.m. Central Time.
KXAN reporter Ryan Chandler captured up close videos and photos as
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