Hundreds more arrests at US student protests over Gaza
By Anna Lamche & Ido Vock
Hundreds more people were arrested at college campuses across the US on Saturday as student protests against the war in Gaza continue.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was among those detained by police.
Protestors are demanding institutions boycott companies and individuals with ties to Israel.
But some Jewish students have complained about alleged antisemitism from some demonstrators.
A spokesperson for Ms Stein said she was one of around 80 people to have been arrested at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. The Green Party presidential candidate was not currently believed to be facing charges, the spokesperson added.
California State Polytechnic became the latest to announce it would move to remote teaching. The protests have seen in-person teaching cancelled and graduation ceremonies postponed.
Tents first appeared on the college green at Columbia on 17 April. The protests then spread across the country after police in riot gear were sent to clear the tents, arresting more than 100 students. Shortly after, students erected another protest camp at Yale University in Connecticut.
At Northeastern University in Boston, over 100 protesters were arrested for trespassing on Saturday by the Massachusetts State Police after refusing to clear their tents from college grounds, according to a police statement. The camp was cleared by police.
