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One student held up a flag during the ceremony, which the university says is against the rules.

ATLANTA — Protests continued Saturday near Georgia State University’s campus following the removal of two students during a graduation ceremony.

About 50 demonstrators gathered at Hurt Park, surrounded by extra police presence.

This comes after Friday’s protests ended with tense interactions with police.

“It’s only going to get worse if you don’t push back,” one GSU student named Des told 11Alive. “They’re just testing to see how far they can go before they hit a breaking point.”

She also spoke about Wednesday’s graduation ceremony incident, adding, “There was a master’s graduation ceremony. And a person wearing a keffiyeh…It’s to show solidarity with Palestine. [They] got escorted off stage by the cops, and they threatened to rescind their diploma.

Here’s the video of the alleged incident that’s been circulating on social media:

A spokesperson from GSU …

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