Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clash With Police in Large Campus Showdown – A UC San Diego Showdown Turns Violent as Police Arrest Demonstrators and Break Up Encampment
La Jolla, California – A tense stand-off ensued at the University of California San Diego when police in riot gear dismantled a protest encampment earlier on Monday, leading to clashes with protesters and resulting in over 60 arrests. The incident marked the first major confrontation between authorities and demonstrators on the UCSD campus in years, triggered by a pre-dawn raid that prompted the closure of vehicular access, a shift to online classes, and the deployment …